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Magnolia Plantation Living History

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.

Telfair Museums

Owen-Thomas House and Slave Quarters 124 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA, United States

This two-day event includes a community dialogue and overnight stay in Savannah’s historic Owens-Thomas House and Slave Quarters.

Belle Grove Plantation

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

SDP founder and director Joseph McGill is joined by Living Historians and scholars for a two-day online program at Belle Grove Plantation.

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.

Descendant Communities Social Innovation Lab

The National Museum of African American History & Culture and the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation are hosting the Descendant Community Social Innovation Lab

Historic Natchez Foundation, Mississippi

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

Behind the Big House Tour, Holly Springs, Mississippi

Behind the Big House 151 South West Boundary Street, Holly Springs, MS, United States

Preserve Marshall County & Holly Springs, Inc.’s preservation initiative: the “Behind the Big House” Program

Aveson Charter School

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

Aveson Charter School at Magnolia Plantation & Gardens

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.