(Un)known Project
(Un)Known Project unearths and honors the names and stories of enslaved Black people in America and the global African diaspora. We support learning, healing, and reconciliation through the creation of artistic spaces and experiences.
- Dennah
- Clara Brown
- Will
- Amy
- Sall
- Bett
- Lucy Higgs Nichols
- Aynefs
- Casar
- Liley
- Jack
- William
- Susan
- Charlotte
- Coleman Lot
- Washington
- Edney
- Amcy
- Eve
- “Maid servants”
- Horace
- Booze Johnson
- Steward
- William
- Pleasant
- Catherine
- Hannah
- Bob
- Lewis
- Gatewood Family
- Fountain
- Morley
- Joseph
- Sally
- Indy
- Prip
- Unknown
- Cornelia
- Unknown
- Jeremiah
- Rachel
- Unknown
- Anthony
- Peggy
- Simon
- Grant, Bate, Ann and one child. Giles, Manerva and one child. Kate, Cornelius and Ellen, Children of Eliza. Edgar A. Poe and Effie, Children of Manerva. Maria and Byson, Children of Eliza. Mary and Nancy, Children of Ann.
- Isaac
- Jude
- Robert Scott
- Isaac, Lydia, and a child, Anaca
- Slaves (approximately 60)
- Winnie Johnson
- 69 Named and Unnamed Individuals
- Dennah
- Clara Brown
- Will
- Amy
- Sall
- Bett
- Lucy Higgs Nichols
- Aynefs
- Casar
- Liley
- Jack
- William
- Susan
- Charlotte
- Coleman Lot
- Washington
- Edney
- Amcy
- Eve
- “Maid servants”
- Horace
- Booze Johnson
- Steward
- William
- Pleasant
- Catherine
- Hannah
- Bob
- Lewis
- Gatewood Family
- Fountain
- Morley
- Joseph
- Sally
- Indy
- Prip
- Unknown
- Cornelia
- Unknown
- Jeremiah
- Rachel
- Unknown
- Anthony
- Peggy
- Simon
- Grant, Bate, Ann and one child. Giles, Manerva and one child. Kate, Cornelius and Ellen, Children of Eliza. Edgar A. Poe and Effie, Children of Manerva. Maria and Byson, Children of Eliza. Mary and Nancy, Children of Ann.
- Isaac
- Jude
- Robert Scott
- Isaac, Lydia, and a child, Anaca
- Slaves (approximately 60)
- Winnie Johnson
- 69 Named and Unnamed Individuals
Footprints Through Time – Augmented Reality Experience
Leveraging 4D holograms to create a multi-sensory experience, Footprints Through Time Augmented Reality Experience will immerse users in history to learn profound truths and dispel the myths surrounding the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Join our Book Club
Sign up for our 2025 (Un)Known Project Book Club where we’ll read four books together, one each quarter! Anyone is welcome to join, even if you can’t attend the meetings!
(Un)Known Project Events
From our public art unveiling to Broken Wings Still Fly and the Black Joy Silent Disco, learn more and RSVP for our upcoming events!
Tell a fuller story
Help tell a fuller story of the history of enslavement in America by sharing names, stories, documents, and locations. Interested in learning more? Delve into the map and information already submitted!
Leave a footprint
We invite you to leave a set of footprints in honor of people enslaved in America and beyond. This is a way to remember them and to honor their lives and stories.