Bristol Middle Passage Project Videos

Full Video of the Bristol Middle Passage Memorial Dedication Ceremony,

Independence Park, Bristol, RI

August 24, 2025

Time: 2 hours

CONTENTS

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 00:00 - Intro 

00:45 - Rose Weaver, Poet and Singer 

13:05 - Stephan Brigidi 

 17:30 - Dr. Bernard Freamon, RWU Law School  

30:06 - Sagamore Winds of Thunder and Sachem Tracey Dancing Star, Pokanoket Tribe 

39:28 - Pokanoket Tribe Drummers 

43:30 - Mrs. Victoria Johnson 

50:23 - Holly Fulton and Elizabeth Sturges Llerena 

 01:02:48 - Representative Gabe Amo 

01:12:51 - Senator Jack Reed 

 01:17:24 - Dr. Sherri Cummings, Rhode Island College 

01:21:00 - Dr. Anthony Bogues, Brown University 

01:40:55 - Spencer Evans, Artist and Sculptor 

01:59:50 - Unveiling of the Memorial  

Independence Park, Bristol, RI

August 23, 2024

Sculptor Spencer Evans and Foundry Artist Jeff Buccacio and Team work to create the cast for the male figure in the memorial sculpture.