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In April of 2021, a broad-based coalition of community and interfaith, ecumenical faith leaders gathered at the Chattahoochee Brick Company to claim and declare the grounds a Sacred site to memorialize African Americans who died there working as forced labor.

On May 15th, 2021, at 1 PM EST., Join the Chattahoochee Brick Company as they discuss/share/report back from the sacred site ceremony. The event will be held virtually, please  REGISTER for this event HERE.

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Additional Resources:

Will the prisoners who labored to build Atlanta ever be acknowledged?

The Chattahooche Brick Co. Sacred Site Event

IBW21

IBW21 (The Institute of the Black World 21st Century) is committed to enhancing the capacity of Black communities in the U.S. and globally to achieve cultural, social, economic and political equality and an enhanced quality of life for all marginalized people.