(Un)Known Project unearths and honors the names and stories of enslaved Black people in America and the global African diaspora. The project supports learning, healing, and reconciliation through the creation of artistic spaces and experiences.

Co-founded by artists Hannah Drake and Josh Miller, (Un)Known Project draws on their life experiences and travel to places including Dakar, Senegal, Natchez, Mississippi and Montgomery, Alabama, and deep connection to Louisville, Kentucky.

During a visit to the National Memorial of Peace and Justice, reading the 169 names of those who were lynched in Kentucky, one word continued to stand out, “Unknown.” Their journeys together and time at the Memorial birthed the idea to create the (Un)Known Project and to start exhuming the names and stories of the enslaved that America had buried and hidden.

Since its launch in 2020, (Un)Known Project has unearthed over 1,500 names of enslaved Black people, and collaboratively created a public art installation, two site-specific art exhibits, an immersive experience, a choreo-poem, and more. In fall 2024, the (Un)Known Project extended reality experience will launch, and in the coming years, new site will be established with communities across America.