REALM Memorial

READ AS YOU WALK (carefully) to the Mamaroneck Library--this site WILL be in front of the Town Center by Fall 2025.

Stories Previously Untold...

Jinny depicted in the memorial

With the support of the Mamaroneck Town Board, a committee of local residents, REALM (Recognizing the Enslaved Africans of Larchmont Mamaroneck) will be installing a memorial to honor the individuals enslaved in Mamaroneck Township between 1661 and 1822.

The Memorial

Memorial mockup

Their stories will be told through ceramic artwork embedded on both sides of a curved monument on the hill in front of the Town Center. Currently, the artwork is in production and is slated for installation in the Fall of 2025. Above shows the flyer for the memorial, depicting a mockup of the final installation among other behind-the-scenes photos.

REALM

Memorial mockup

REALM Committee

Sid Albert, Ned Benton, Gail Boyle, Jill Parry, Jackie Lorieo, John Pritts, Robinette Robinson, Joanne Shaw, Judy Silberstein, and Judy Doolin Spikes

REALM Memorial Artists

Mariví Perdomo Caba, Sarah Coble, Sana Musasama, Jorge L. Ventura Ovalles and Judith Weber

Want to learn more about REALM? Click here for their website: REALM WEBSITE