East Marshall Street Well Project: Reparative Work and the Policy for Human Remains

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Rome Kamarouthu, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityFollow

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Abstract

This poster introduces the public to the history of medical exploitation tied to the East Marshall Street Well in the 19 th century, as well as the reparative efforts of the East Marshall Street Well Project, a partnership between VCU and a community group known as the Family Representative Council. It stresses that the Family Representative Council has called upon VCU to bury the remains found in the well, as well as to support research and memorialization efforts. The poster highlights the work of student fellows in fulfilling those recommendations, specifically in conducting and processing oral history interviews, and in developing a policy for the ethical treatment of historical human remains that may be found on VCU in the future.

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One of the posters created by student fellows in the VCU Health Humanities Lab, summarizing their research and advocacy on behalf of the East Marshall Street Well Project.

Presented at: VCU Poster Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creativity  April 25, 2024 at Virginia Commonwealth University The Afterlives of Medical Exploitation: The East Marshall Street Well Project Symposium  April 27, 2024 at Virginia Commonwealth University

Publication Date

2024

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

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East Marshall Well Project Symposium Posters