The Memorial to Enslaved Laborers is an opportunity to engage with a physical space that offers teaching opportunities around the legacy of slavery and its particular impacts at the University of Virginia. Educator guides can be downloaded to provide an orientation to the Memorial and suggested activities for each age group.
The MEL Educator Guides were created by the following team of educators:
Elementary Module
Student Developers: Sophia Applegate and Maelee Hearington
Collaborating Educators: Zoe Padron, Luella Anderson, Deborah Johnson, and Bria Williams
Middle School Module
Student Developers: Veronica Ramsey and Makiah Burroughs
Collaborating Educators: Jessica Harris and Brendan Martin
High School Module
Student Developers: Sabrina Shisby, Eric Guilfoyle, and Jacob Beckham Collaborating Educators: Zoe Padron and Anne Ernst
Project Coordinators and Editors
John Comazzi, Alexis Mason, Jessica M. Harris, and Kellen Renner-Thomas
Special Thanks
Dr. Louis Nelson, the Descendants of Enslaved Communities at UVA, and the MEL Community Engagement Committee