SPRING HILL, Tenn. (WKRN) — Black history is being honored permanently at Rippa Villa.

Thursday morning, the City of Spring Hill unveiled a bust honoring an enslaved woman who lived in the area

Anna Bunch lived in Spring Hill her entire life. She was enslaved by the McKissack Family before the Civil War. Now, the Battle of Franklin Trust is determined to keep her story alive.

Bunch's family history runs parallel with American and Spring Hill history. She was freed after the Civil War, and her great-grandson was involved in an altercation with a white store owner in Columbia.

That fight led to racial riots that ended up being a major catalyst of the Civil Rights Movement.

Battle of Franklin Trust CEO Eric Jacobson told News 2 he hopes Anna's bust creates a sense of belonging for everyone who visits the community.

"For anyone who is Black, places like Rippa Villa I don't think were very welcoming," he told News 2. "It's one step at a time to allow people to feel as if they're welcomed too, that their story isn't just important but that it's relevant, that the site is for everyone."

Bunch's bust will be on permanent display inside the Rippavilla Plantation House for those who want to view it themselves.

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