Jeff Wilson
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- July 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780807835456
- eISBN:
- 9781469601816
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/9780807869970_wilson.10
- Subject:
- Religion, Religious Studies
Meditation vigils to remember the American slave trade are not a traditional form of Buddhist practice, nor have they featured prominently in mainstream southern religion. In this chapter, the slave ...
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Meditation vigils to remember the American slave trade are not a traditional form of Buddhist practice, nor have they featured prominently in mainstream southern religion. In this chapter, the slave trade meditation vigil in 2008 and how this event came about in Richmond are discussed. The goal of this vigil was to raise consciousness of Richmond's past—slave history, the practices of antebellum Richmond, and the specific locations in the city had been used for various facets of the slave trade. Another goal of this vigil was to increase awareness of racial issues and attitudes and stimulate concern toward resolving these problems.Less
Meditation vigils to remember the American slave trade are not a traditional form of Buddhist practice, nor have they featured prominently in mainstream southern religion. In this chapter, the slave trade meditation vigil in 2008 and how this event came about in Richmond are discussed. The goal of this vigil was to raise consciousness of Richmond's past—slave history, the practices of antebellum Richmond, and the specific locations in the city had been used for various facets of the slave trade. Another goal of this vigil was to increase awareness of racial issues and attitudes and stimulate concern toward resolving these problems.
