Bristol Community Remembrance Project - Robert Clark Historical Marker Dedication

Bristol Community Remembrance Project - Robert Clark Historical Marker Dedication
The Bristol Community Remembrance Project Coalition will dedicate a historical marker memorializing Mr. Robert Clark--the victim of an 1891 documented lynching in Bristol, VA. The Bristol Community Remembrance Project Coalition was formed in collaboration with the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, AL. The Equal Justice Initiative works with communities to commemorate and recognize the traumatic era of lynching by collecting soil from lynching sites across the country and erecting historical markers in these spaces. Since January 2023, the Bristol coalition has focused on creating awareness and understanding about racial terror lynchings and encouraging conversations that advance truth telling. The Robert Clark Historical Marker dedication will take place on Saturday, December 14, 11:00 am at Citizens Cemetery, Piedmont Avenue, in Bristol, VA. Parking and shuttle service will be provided at 10:30 am from State Street United Methodist Church, 650 Valley Drive, Bristol, VA.