by Joseph McGill | May 16, 2015 | Blog Posts
As the Slave Dwelling Project continues to evolve, my physical presence to sleep in extant slave dwellings is in high demand. Family and job obligations makes accepting every invitation impossible. Despite those obligations, the show must go on. Pinch hitting for the...
by Joseph McGill | May 9, 2015 | Blog Posts
Twelve of our presidents owned slaves, eight of them owned slaves while they served as president. Public Service Announcement: Montpelier, Virginia is not where Montpelier, the home of our fourth President, is located. I learned this the hard way as the navigation...
by Joseph McGill | May 3, 2015 | Blog Posts
As the Slave Dwelling Project continues to evolve, there are many sites of which I have spent the night in their extant slave dwelling more than once. As other individuals and entities begin to understand that I come in peace and that this is a project with great...
by Joseph McGill | Apr 26, 2015 | Blog Posts
There are times when one has to break traditions. I would much rather know well in advance when an overnight stay in an extant slave dwelling will occur. This allows me the time I need between stays to catch my breath, spend some time at home with the family and get...
by Joseph McGill | Mar 15, 2015 | Blog Posts
While I like to think I’m in control, sometimes I have to go where the Slave Dwelling Project takes me. Such was the case with the overnight stay at Old Alabama Town in Montgomery, Alabama. It started with an email and then a phone call from Vanessa Fernandez, a...
by Joseph McGill | Oct 27, 2014 | Blog Posts
With overnight stays in more than sixty extant slave dwellings, people appear to be most surprised when I mention stays in northern states. The stay at the slave quarters at the Royall House in Medford, Massachusetts seemed to test that theory the most. While some...
