This unique memorial is on the campus of William and Mary in Willimasburg, Virginia. The structure is just off Jamestown Road near the intersection of Richmond Road. It is near the original Indian school location. It has the names, if known, on raised bricks of the enslaved people who worked on the building of the campus from the late 1600’s. It is designed to resemble an open hearth where many enslaved worked and where they could congregate and talk. It is connected to a walk that leads to a small sculpture dedicated to the first black students who integrated W&M in 1967.
The students names are on the lower left side of the pillar and the bird represents an African proverb.