Lost Souls Public Memorial Project Inc

The mission of the Lost Souls Public Memorial Project is to uncover relevant history raise community awareness and build a public memorial through centering the experiences of those who have become known as the Lost Souls stolen in 1818 by a slave ring led by a corrupt Middlesex County judge We commit to involving perspectives of Black individuals and groups in our process and project while engaging the whole of our diverse communities We see our work as an ongoing and collective act of liberatory memory that contributes to greater justice amends and healing in our local communities state and country

The Lost Souls Public Memorial Project LSP of New Jersey endeavors to pay tribute to the lives of Black women children and men who were unlawfully sold during the domestic slave trade. Our mission has three main objectives: 1. research connecting the Lost Souls with their New Jersey communities while tracing their lives in the Deep South. 2. Through public events and teacher training the project aims to raise awareness about New Jerseys role in the domestic slave trade and history of slavery in the state and 3. to create a dedicated living memorial