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  • Magnolia Plantation & Gardens

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

    Joseph McGill, Jr. and the talented Living Historians of Inalienable Rights bring African American heritage to life through immersive storytelling, hands-on demos, and powerful reflection.

  • 🎤 Speaker Spotlight: Joe McGill

    Join us for an evening of powerful storytelling and history with Joe McGill, Co-Author- of Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery and founder of The Slave Dwelling Project. Through his unique work sleeping in preserved slave dwellings across the United States, Joe McGill brings history to life and deepens our […]

  • DNA Angels

    DNA Angels, Atlanta, GA (TBD)

  • 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.

  • Behind the Big House Tour

    Holly Springs, MS Holly Springs, MS, United States

    Step into history with Joseph McGill, Jr. Through powerful storytelling and hands-on demonstrations, Behind the Big House brings African American history to life in a way you can see, feel, and remember. This is more than a presentation- it’s an experience.

  • South Carolina Military Museum – Summer Camp Program

    Joseph McGill, Jr., founder of the Slave Dwelling Project, will present as Oscar Marion, an enslaved man who served alongside General Francis Marion during the American Revolution. Through living history interpretation and storytelling, this program brings to life the often-overlooked contributions of African Americans during the Revolutionary War. Designed for youth audiences, this interactive experience […]

  • 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

  • South Carolina Military Museum – Summer Camp Program

    Joseph McGill, Jr., founder of the Slave Dwelling Project, will present as Oscar Marion, an enslaved man who served alongside General Francis Marion during the American Revolution. Through living history interpretation and storytelling, this program brings to life the often-overlooked contributions of African Americans during the Revolutionary War. Designed for youth audiences, this interactive experience […]

  • Wayland Museum & Historical Society & Zoom

    Wayland is commemorating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution with a year-long series of fun and engaging activities. Residents can participate through community projects, events, and much more. Joseph McGill Jr. has spent more than a decade sleeping in the slave dwellings that still stand across America, in the cabins and quarters and cellars […]

  • Campfire Conversation at the Robbins House

    Robbins House 320 Monument Street, Concord, MA, United States

    Come sit with us and Joseph McGill Jr. who has spent more than a decade sleeping in the slave dwellings that still stand across America — bearing witness to the people who lived in them, and insisting that their stories be told. On this evening he joins us at the Robbins House for an intimate […]

  • Walk & Talk with Joseph McGill and Local Wayland Historian Jane Sciacca

    Bring a coffee, walking shoes, and your curiosity. We will meet at the Old North Bridge in Concord, one of the most storied sites in American history, and walk it together with Joe McGill of the Slave Dwelling Project and local historian Jane Sciacca, author of Enslavement in the Puritan Village. Come meet neighbors near […]

  • Liberty for Whom? Untold Stories of Revolutionary Massachusetts

    As Massachusetts and America mark 250 years since the Revolution, join us for a panel that explores historically and presently the meaning of liberty. Featuring Joe McGill, Jr. (Slave Dwelling Project), artist Jennifer Davis Carey (Redemption series, a few pieces will be on view), and historian Lauren McCormack of Freedom's Way National Heritage Area (formerly […]