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| Historian Joseph McGill, Program Officer for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, adds Sotterley Plantation's original 1830's Slave Cabin to his "Slave Cabin Project", as he continues his journey throughout the Southeast. |
Sotterley Plantation is presenting Joseph McGill's "Slave Cabin Project" on Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 1:00 p.m., as part of the 2011 Speaker Series at Sotterley.
The night prior to Joseph McGill's Sunday presentation, he will spend the evening in our original 1830's Slave Cabin. For the last year, he has been making his way throughout the Southeast sleeping in these historic structures in order to honor the memory of all the people who lived in these cabins and to bring much-needed attention and resources to slave cabin restoration. In a recent interview with NPR, McGill said, "You get inside these walls and you think about that time of slavery and wonder what went through these people's minds, because within these walls was probably the easiest time of their lives. We know that beyond those walls there was a lot of hard work and toil."
The Sotterley Speaker Series events are free to the public. Please call for reservations, as seating is limited: 301-373-2280.
For more information, visit the links below:
http://mtairy.patch.com/articles/cliveden-opens-its-servants-quarters-for-the-first-time-in-its-historyhttp://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20110514/ARTICLES/110519748/1005/sports?Title=-No-heading-
http://articles.boston.com/2011-05-26/travel/29587103_1_slave-quarters-urban-slave-property-owners
http://www.fox8live.com/content/news/heartoflouisiana/story/Heart-of-Louisiana-Evergreen-Plantation/y2Z0NCfdtkeWfzK06l0GDw.cspx
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129281290
http://www.presnc.org/Preservation-News-Roundup/Slave-Cabin-Project
http://www.visitlexingtonmo.com/images/file/SlaveCabinProject.pdf
http://www.wvpubcast.org/newsarticle.aspx?id=18850
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