Join West Virginia University as it takes a riveting look at the stories of slavery survivors during Diversity Week 2003. The public is invited to attendUnchained Memories: Testimonials from People Who Survived Slaveryat 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, in the Mountainlair Gluck Theatre.

The presentation will include the reading of first-hand accounts of slaveryfrom painstaking labor and abuse to emancipationproviding an understanding of life in the southern United States during one of the darkest periods in the nations history.

During the presentation, images of slavery will be projected on a screen and music will be performed by Al Anderson. The audience will be moved by the recollections of work and family life during the 1800s. This is a presentation that is certain to be talked about for years to come.

The `Unchained Memoriesprogram is a collaborative campus effort to discuss the complex lives of enslaved African people in the United States,said Katherine Bankole, director of the Center for Black Culture and Research.Many WVU students and faculty are very interested in this subject, and we hope to provide a stimulating session that will lead others to seek new knowledge in the area.

This event is sponsored by the Center for Black Culture and Research, Division of Social Work and Community Coalition for Social Justice.

For more about WVU s Diversity Week activities, go to http://www.wvu.edu/~socjust/ .