Black Slave Owners

In amassing 19 states and the District of Columbia as places where members of the Slave Dwelling Project have spent nights at historic sites, the state of Florida proved to be elusive. My initial request to spend a night at Kingsley Plantation, a National Park Service...
The Amazing Jessica Fleming Crawford

The Amazing Jessica Fleming Crawford

For unknown reasons, the Slave Dwelling Project has driven me to love archaeologists. Maybe it’s their scientific approach to proving the existence of the enslaved Ancestors, or maybe it’s the way they eliminate the excuse for historic sites not to interpret slavery...
Something That Small As A Fingerprint

Something That Small As A Fingerprint

The Slave Dwelling Project has many sleepovers at historic sites where people were enslaved in the state of North Carolina. Three of those sleepovers are the result of our relationship with Jonathan Williams, Assistant Principal, Walkertown High School – Walkertown,...
Sometimes the Story Writes Itself

Sometimes the Story Writes Itself

Institutions of higher learning are highly competitive. They align themselves in divisions and conferences to highlight that competitiveness in sports and other activities. They tout their prowess in academics to impress potential students, grants, and donations. More...
Encroaching on Urban Slavery

Encroaching on Urban Slavery

It is seldom that I get to scout a site before I perform a sleepover. Last year Jerome Bias, our lead cook for the living historian program, and I visited Historic Arkansas Museum in Little Rock, Arkansas. We had just participated in a program titled Behind the Big...