by Joseph McGill | Nov 24, 2019 | Blog Posts
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 neither schoolteacher nor professor; I can’t say that being one...
by Joseph McGill | Nov 8, 2019 | Blog Posts
Ben Franklin, William Penn, and Quakers enslaved people. That statement is shocking to some, especially northerners, because, in their shocked and misinformed minds, chattel slavery was strictly a southern thing. Yes, it did take a Civil War and the...
by Joseph McGill | Oct 22, 2019 | Blog Posts
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 to disseminate the history of the enslaved people at...
by Joseph McGill | Oct 13, 2019 | Blog Posts
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 serenity, but how could those qualities be found in a...
by Joseph McGill | Oct 6, 2019 | Blog Posts
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 Ancestors through our actions. You can find many locations that...
