Why subscribe?
Subscribe to read short essays, poems, or narratives posted daily between June 19th and July 4th to guide us in remembering, lamenting, and seeking renewal over the history and legacy of racial hierarchies in Lynchburg, Virginia. We are a local writer/editor collective reflecting on our city’s racial past and working towards properly celebrating its successes and future possibilities.
We believe that only by properly remembering the past can we intentionally steward our society’s fabric in the present. Our annual 16-day journey from Juneteenth to Independence Day ushers us through readings processing the complexities, contradictions, and shortcomings of white ethnocentricity that came before us, and celebrating those who stood against it. Through daily written pieces containing history, poetry, art, or personal essays, we will draw members of our community into remembrance, lament, and ultimately hope for a renewed pursuit of equality and justice in our community.
Why Lynchburg?
Because we live here, we love our city, and we have inherited the legacies of residents before us. At a macro level, Lynchburg’s racial history is not unique (unfortunately) to most Southern towns and cities. We care about state and national discourse on these issues, but this project enters into the conversation at a local level. Our city is rife with specific cultural, economic, and social legacies benefiting whiteness over the years to the exclusion of non-whiteness. It’s our history and we can’t help but lament over it.
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Be part of a community of people traveling this bridge together. You won’t have to worry about missing anything. Every new post we release goes directly to your inbox.
Community
We live in a world more and more isolated behind our doors and social media accounts. To encourage the well-being of the community, we desire our project to catalyze relationships. Once or twice during the 16-day journey, we hope to host an event that helps our readers connect with and serve the community that we seek to steward.
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