ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt, ðə dˈæmən mˈɑːnjuːmənt wʌz ɪɹˈɛktᵻd tʊ ˈɑːnɚ dˈæmən, ɐ slˈeɪv hˌuː wʌz ˈɛksᵻkjˌuːɾᵻd ˈæftɚ pɹətˈɛstɪŋ ɐɡˈɛnst ðɪ ˌɪntɹədˈʌkʃən ʌv ɐpɹˈɛntɪsʃˌɪp.
In 1988, the Damon Monument was erected to honour Damon, a slave who was executed after protesting against the introduction of apprenticeship.