by Joseph McGill | Jun 22, 2014 | News
Less than one month after the Slave Dwelling Project received its non-profit status, it has received a $25,000 Federal Historic Preservation Grant. The grant, which will be administered by the South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office, will fund a...
by Joseph McGill | Jun 21, 2014 | Blog Posts
Not every overnight stay in an extant slave dwelling fits the mold of the intent of the Slave Dwelling Project. There was that overnight stay in a replicated slave cabin at Woodburn Plantation in Pendleton, SC. There was that overnight stay in a freedman’s...
by Joseph McGill | Jun 15, 2014 | Blog Posts
[ngg_images gallery_ids=”24″ gallery_width=”300″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_slideshow”] Yes! Wisconsin had slaves and Chris Lese a high school history teacher at Marquette University High School is conducting the research...
by Joseph McGill | Jun 15, 2014 | News
Question: Who would label oneself a wretch? Answer: John Newton, the writer of the song “Amazing Grace”, English poet, clergyman and former captain of a slave ship. Today I had the privilege to participate in “Remembrance”. This annual event collectively honors the...
by Joseph McGill | Jun 8, 2014 | Blog Posts
Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and now Tennessee are the states of which I have spent at least one night in an extant slave dwelling. To make up for lost time,...
