WELCOME TO SILENT WITNESSES

Silent Witnesses, Inc. is a collaborative public history project of the Legacy Museum of African American History and the Lynchburg Museum System established in 2021.

The mission of the project is to document the enslaved experience of people of African descent and related sites in Lynchburg, Virginia, and to educate citizens of all ages about this history.

ABOUT SILENT WITNESSES, INC.

Silent Witnesses, Inc., is an independent, non-profit organization established by the Legacy Museum of African American History and the Lynchburg Museum System in 2021.

Silent Witnesses received official 501(c)(3) non-profit status from the IRS in 2023.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

David Neumeyer, President
Ramona Battle, Vice President
Vivian Miller, Treasurer
Ted Delaney, Secretary

Renee Flowers
Donald Preston
Gloria Simon
Joe Krakora
Lisa Culpepper-Beverley
Angelica Walker
Keita C. Rodgers
Carl Hutcherson