Description
Joe McGill, Jr, SDP founder and executive director, will hold a special Slave Dwelling Project Program in collaboration with Old Salem Museums & Gardens overnight on September 28. The museum will lead a late afternoon tour of historic buildings and landscapes with heirloom garden gathering to accompany a Moravian chicken pie supper (with veggie alternative) in the 1769 Single Brothers House. Following the meal, walk to the grounds of the 1823 Log Church (established for enslaved people in and around Salem) for the signature SDP campfire conversation, a safe-space to talk about hard things. The adjacent 1861 St. Philips Moravian Church is the oldest standing African American church in North Carolina. Overnight is in buildings where enslaved people slept in Salem. Old Salem is a 193-acre National Historic Landmark District, and two individually listed NHL buildings will provide SDP lodging: the Single Brothers House (1769) and the Salem Tavern (1784). Breakfast the next morning will be served at the 1784 Salem Tavern, including Moravian sugar cake and fruit.
This rare encounter with history — through every sense — is limited to 10 men and 10 women (separate quarters.) An SDP rep will contact you to confirm your reservation. Attendees will need to bring a sleeping bag and pillow.
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