Good Slave Owners

Good Slave Owners

For the past six years, on Mondays and Tuesdays, you can find me at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in Charleston, South Carolina giving tours of the four restored slave cabins at the site. Most tour participants are White and some express surprise when I express to...
Consequences Be Damned!

Consequences Be Damned!

Sometimes the places I lay my head in former slave dwellings throughout this nation is dictated by invitations to participate in conferences. That was the case when in 2017, I accepted invitations from two of my colleagues to participate on panels at the American...
Rest in Peace, Dred and Harriet Scott

Rest in Peace, Dred and Harriet Scott

In uncovering the footprints of the chattel slavery that existed in this nation, several dots are connected by the Slave Dwelling Project in interesting ways. While sleeping is a very simple concept, I’ve spent nights at Monticello and Poplar Forest, both of which...