(Un)known Project Trail
The (Un)Known Project creates artistic spaces and experiences to support learning, healing, reflection, reconciliation, and action by honoring the names and telling the stories – of both known and unknown – Black men, women and children who were enslaved and hidden figures in Kentucky and beyond.
- 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
Broken Wings Still Fly
Discover a powerful series of monologues based on the narratives of enslaved women in Kentucky.
Unknown no longer
Help us 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.