Rebecca, Woman From Africa

Rebecca, Woman from Africa

This sculpture was installed in October 2024 in Chilmark.

Endured the middle passage, enslaved in Chilmark. Married Wampanoag Man Elisha Amos. Inherited land from him. Enslavement abolished in Massachusetts in 1783. She died a free woman. Daughter Nancy Michael, Wise woman Blessed or cursed the whaling captains great grandson William A Martin Became Whaling Captain, Sailed from Martha’s Vineyard