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  • Prince George County, Echoes of the Enslaved

    Prince George County, Maryland Prince George, MD, United States

    This event includes panel discussions, conversation circles, public archeological experiences, and overnight camping at sites where enslaved ancestors once lived.

  • Magnolia Plantation Living History

    Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, SC 3550 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC, United States

    Join Joseph McGill and Living Historians from the Slave Dwelling Project as they call attention to the agency of enslaved people through cooking, blacksmithing, bricking making and storytelling demonstrations.

  • Preserve Arkansas: Behind the Big House

    SDP’s Joseph McGill joins Preserve Arkansas in hosting this year’s Behind the Big House at Hollywood Plantation in Drew County, Arkansas.

  • Historic Natchez Foundation, Mississippi

    Please join Joseph McGill, the living history troupe, and Historic Natchez Foundation for a sleepover and living history campfire conversation.

  • Aveson Charter School

    Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, SC 3550 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC, United States

    Aveson Charter School at Magnolia Plantation & Gardens

  • Klein Art Center Wallace House, Harpersville, AL

    Klein-Wallace House Rt 25 / Rt 38, Harpersville, AL, United States

    Klein Arts & Culture provides a venue to facilitate racial reconciliation through the arts and education

  • Combahee River, SC

    Fields Point Green Pond, South Carolina

    Join us on Friday, June 2 for an overnight experience to commemorate the 160th anniversary of the Raid on Combahee Ferry. Registration required.

  • Juneteenth, Hempsted Houses, New London, Conn

    Hempstead Houses 11 Hempstead Street, New London, CT, United States

    Please join Joseph McGill on Juneteenth at the Hempsted Houses in New London, Connecticut for a book signing and sleepover.

  • Ashland, Lexington, KY

    Joe McGill and a team of living historians from throughout the US will participate in panel discussions, lectures, book signing and living history.

  • Whitney Plantation

    Whitney Plantation 5099 Louisiana Hwy 18, Edgard, United States

    Please join us at Whitney Plantation for a campfire conversation, sleepover, living history, and book signing.

  • Belle Grove Plantation, Middletown, VA

    Belle Grove Historic Plantation, VA 336 Belle Grove Rd, Middletown, VA, United States

    Book signing and sleepover at Belle Grove Plantation, Middletown, VA

  • Juneteenth Celebration

    Magnolia Plantation & Gardens, SC 3550 Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC, United States

    Learn more about the Slave Dwelling Project and the meaning behind Juneteenth. Honor and recognize the Emancipation of those who were once enslaved. 

  • Virtual “Campfire Conversations” with Joseph McGill, Jr.

    Join Joseph McGill, Jr., Founder of the Slave Dwelling Project and Co-Author of Sleeping With the Ancestors, for an intimate virtual gathering centered around truth-telling, healing, and community reflection. This exclusive online event is part of our continued effort to connect, remember, and honor the stories of the past — together. ✅ Register now to […]

  • Two-Day Living History Experience

    Internationally known historian Joseph McGill Jr., founder of The Slave Dwelling Project, is coming to the University of South Carolina for a powerful two-day living history experience.

  • Campfire Conversation at Sol Legare

    Join Joseph McGill and the Community of Sol Legare for a Campfire Conversation at the grand sand oak to learn about the history of this unique sea island. By invitation only.

  • Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park

    Mitchelville 40 Harriet Tubman Way, Hilton Head, South Carolina

    Join us at Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park – A Legacy of Endurance and Resourcefulness