Sorry Mr. Jackson

Sorry Mr. Jackson

Ask some folks if they have visited a plantation before and they may say no. Ask those same people if they have visited Mount Vernon, Monticello, Montpelier, Highlands, White Haven or the Hermitage and they may say yes. Those places are homes of slave-owning...
Righting the Wrong Side of History

Righting the Wrong Side of History

Stratford Hall 438 Great House Road, Stratford, Virginia Sometimes opposites attract. Years ago, I had the pleasure of spending a night at the Lee-Fendall House Museum in Alexandria, Virginia. The Lee-Fendall House was the home of Major-General Henry “Light-Horse...
Junteenth and One Enslaving Chief Justice

Junteenth and One Enslaving Chief Justice

I get the most push back from people when I talk about slavery in northern states. In those states, African American history is more than just the Underground Railroad or the northern army that helped to rid this country of slavery during the Civil War. There are...
We Make Learning Fun

We Make Learning Fun

The idea of spending nights in slave dwellings is not an easy concept for some. Even today there is often push back to the Slave Dwelling Project’s effort to honor the enslaved Ancestors. There are those among us who would much rather have the subject of slavery go...
Joe Slept Here

Joe Slept Here

Wait for it. Wait for it. Twelve of our former Presidents enslaved people. Until spending a night at Mount Vernon, members of the Slave Dwelling Project had slept at the homes of Presidents Andrew Jackson, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and James K. Polk in that...