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Mount Calvert: Hurricanes Follow the Paths of Slave Ships
Some say that hurricanes follow the paths of slave ships. Nine years ago, the actions of the Slave Dwelling Project were haphazard. I learned as I went. It was a crazy idea to spend nights in extant...
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President James K. Polk, enslaver
On Tuesday, March 14, 1845, President James K Polk was sworn in by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, infamous for the Dred Scott Decision. History is not always wrapped up with a bow. We want our heroes to...
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No Ceiling, Only An Exposed Roof: Old Alabama Town
Since 2010, members of the Slave Dwelling Project have been applying its vision, mission, and goals at historic sites in twenty-five states and the District of Columbia. We must honor the enslaved...
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Panel Discussions and Courtyard Conversations, Louisiana Style
Sleep, a condition of body and mind which recurs for several hours every night. Sleeping is an action that everyone placed on God’s green earth can do. Sleeping denotes a time of peace and...
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Human Confessions
On Monday and Tuesday of each week, you can find me at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in Charleston, South Carolina. I take pride in giving the tour titled, From Slavery to Freedom. The opportunity...
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There is Something Special About Sleepovers
Ben Franklin, William Penn, and other Quakers enslaved people. That statement is shocking to some, especially northerners, because, in their shocked and misinformed minds, chattel slavery was strictly...
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How Do You Define Classroom?
People often ask me if I am a college professor or schoolteacher. It must be my delivery when I present to audiences and my experience of being a Park Ranger for the National Park Service. I’m...
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Who Built This Place?
2020 and I still find myself chasing the footprints of slavery. What started ten years ago as a simple quest to spend one night in a slave dwelling has transformed into the Slave Dwelling Project....
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The Power of Place and Conversations
My role at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in Charleston, SC, has changed. I am now the History and Culture Coordinator on a full-time basis. Duties include ensuring that the stories of the people who...
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So, Your Ancestors Never Enslaved People: Prove It!
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode...
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