by Joseph McGill | Oct 9, 2017 | Blog Posts
In 2010, when I first started sleeping in extant slave dwellings, I had some strict rules. I vowed that I would not sleep in recreated slave dwellings or relocated slave dwellings or in places where slave dwellings were once located but no longer exist. Seven years...
by Joseph McGill | Oct 1, 2017 | Blog Posts
“Who thinks it would be cool to go on a tour of Charleston kitchen houses? I do!!! Who wants to arrange it? :).” When English Purcell posted these words on Facebook, it was on. It was like she threw down the gauntlet. Up until her posting about Charleston kitchen...
by Joseph McGill | Sep 15, 2017 | Blog Posts
Sleeping in Slave Dwellings: At First They Thought I’d Lost My Mind Interview with Terry James by Prinny Anderson, May 2017 Terry James is a member of the Slave Dwelling Project’s Board of Directors, a fellow USCT Massachusetts 54th re-enactor with Joe McGill, and a...
by Joseph McGill | Jul 15, 2017 | Blog Posts
Sometimes things begin to become routine. That can be good or bad. While sleeping in slave cabins is an effortless act for me, for others, it can mean many things because many people participate in this odd activity for various reasons. Several moving parts must be...
by Joseph McGill | Jun 20, 2017 | Blog Posts
As the Slave Dwelling Project continues to evolve, patterns and themes are beginning to develop. I have spent the night at four institutions of higher learning; Clemson University in Clemson, SC; the College of Charleston in Charleston, SC; Furman University in...
