May 15 10:00 am Oaks CemeteryDedication and awards 12:30 at Fay Public Library
The Washington County Community Remembrance Project will install a memorial marker in the historic Oaks cemetery to venerate the lives of three victims, Aaron, Anthony, and Randall, of racial terror lynching in Washington county in 1856.
The marker unveiling will be at Oaks Cemetery on Saturday, May 15th, at 10am followed by a Dedication and Awards Ceremony from 12:30 PM- 4:00 PM at the Fayetteville Public Library. All members of the community are welcome to attend. To indicate your interest in attending, please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/FJsRQ5o4CVgbKdDW9.
The Dedication and Awards Ceremony will feature food from Secondhand Smoke, local art, music from the St. James Baptist church youth choir, and the announcement of the winners of Equal Justice Initiative’s Racial Justice Essay Contest.
Guest speakers include Mr. Tom Lackey, a long-time resident of the Fayetteville community, and Ms.Patricia Morency, a mental health clinician in Counseling And Psychological Services (CAPS) at the University of Arkansas. COVID precautions will be in place throughout the ceremonies.