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- Slavery sources: original 18th century letters - March 20
- Slavery history: The Whitehall Plantation - March 15
- My journey begins - March 6
- Slavery history: The Chew family of Philadelphia - September 30
- Slave resistance: Will joins the British - September 30
Tag Archives: enslavement
Slavery history: Swan Point Farm
The Swan Point Farm in Kent County, Maryland was a large plantation run with slave labor from at least the 1770s until the 1820s. Continue reading
Slavery history: Dallington
The Dallington property is a good example of a small Maryland plantation with fewer than ten enslaved workers. It reaches deep into the history of Kent County. Continue reading
Slavery history: The Cotton King of Philadelphia
Philadelphia was a major nineteenth century textile city built on cotton grown and harvested by slaves. One company alone, David S. Brown & Co., used 1.56 million pounds in 1859. Continue reading
When slavery came to stay
The following piece—which I warn you is long—was the first-prize winning essay in the 2011 American Association of Museums’ Brooking Competition for Creativity, and tells the story of The Cliveden Project in 2010. Continue reading
Slave resistance: Yarm Says No
A story of defiance and courage, unlike any you’ve ever read. Continue reading
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Slavery history: The Whitehall Plantation
The Chew Family’s Whitehall Plantation, located in Kent County, Delaware was the largest farm ever run with enslaved labor in the history of the state. Continue reading
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Tagged African American history, black, Chew, Delaware, enslavement, history, Kent County, Phillip Seitz, plantations, slavery, Whitehall
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Slave resistance: I love bacon
This is a story about meat. It’s also a story about how slave plantations ran in Cecil County, Maryland in the early 19th century. Continue reading
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Tagged African American history, black, Cecil County, Chew, enslavement, history, Maryland, Phillip Seitz, plantations, resistance, slavery
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Slave resistance: Will joins the British
Enslaved household servant Will escapes from the Chew townhouse in 1778 Philadelphia to fight for his freedom and the British army. Continue reading
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Tagged African American history, British, Chew, Colonial, enslavement, Philadelphia, Phillip Seitz
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Slave resistance: Jim and Aaron’s story
Reading this will change your understanding of plantation life forever. Continue reading
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Tagged African American history, Chew, enslavement, overseers, plantations, resistance, revolt, slavery, violence, whipping, Whitehall
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