Stefanie Kelly

Richmond Hill, GAStefanie Kelly is working to honor the victims of convict leasing at the Chattahoochee Brick Company through the creation of scale memorials for individual laborers. In collaboration with journalist Douglas Blackmon’s research, Kelly plans to design clay bricks engraved with names, dates, and key facts honoring the legacy of formerly unrecognized laborers. This fellowship offers a unique opportunity to create these commemorative bricks, which may be featured in a memorial garden alongside personalized eulogies for each honoree. Targeted first and foremost for the descendants of the victims, this project will provide tangible and visual remembrances for the community of the lives lost through convict leasing.