Class Reflection

During class we learned about the Native American graves found on Harpeth halls campus. Two different gravesites were found, one on the track and the other on the softball field. The graves from the track have no record as to where they were moved, but the graves from the softball field were moved to the back of the library and they are still there today. I think it is very interesting that we were never told that there were graves behind our library. I feel like it is important to inform the community about the graves, so they know to respect them and not walk on top of them. On the other hand, if we start to publicize this information before the location of the graves from the track are located, there could be some backlash and conspiracies. I am curious as to how people today would react to how Harpeth hall dealt with the graves versus how people in 1987. I am also interested to understand how this important information was not properly conveyed to proceeding heads of school. I feel like there should be an archive of pictures and information about the graves. I think we should also look into some Native American traditions and that may help us understand the ways in which Harpeth Hall acted.