Save the Date

Save the Date

by | Feb 6, 2016 | News

SAVE THE DATE: The 3rd Annual Slave Dwelling Project Conference will be held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in Columbia, South Carolina, Monday – Wednesday, September 19 – 21, 2016
When Sleeping in Slave Dwellings is not Enough

When Sleeping in Slave Dwellings is not Enough

by | Jan 14, 2016 | News

I usually publish a blog no less than two weeks after I spend a night in an extant slave dwelling.  An ongoing situation in Botetourt County, Virginia dictates that I change my modus operandi.  Prinny Anderson, Terry James and I visited this site on Friday, January...

I Get by With a Little Help From My Friends

by | Nov 23, 2015 | Blog Posts

I got excited when I was invited to join a panel at the National Preservation Conference in Washington, DC. The chance to hang out with some of my ex-coworkers of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and continue to network for the Slave Dwelling Project was...
They Lived Where They Worked

They Lived Where They Worked

by | Nov 16, 2015 | Blog Posts

Five years of sleeping in slave dwellings has given the Slave Dwelling Project relevance beyond my wildest dreams. Sleeping in these dwellings as well as sharing the knowledge gained through giving lectures is beginning to strike an equal balance. I did not anticipate...