The Slave Dwelling Project: Continuing the Conversation with Joe McGill
Saturday, August 23, 1:30 pm

Joe McGill will speak on his experiences in telling the stories of the enslaved and sleeping at former sites of enslaved people. Farms and plantations like Locust Grove are a familiar setting for stories of slave life, and William Croghan, like other slaveowners, was first and foremost a businessman. McGill’s presentation will focus on the economy of slavery in agricultural and non-agricultural settings, as well as the insights he has gained through his years of sleeping in slave residences. McGill is an educator, Civil War reenactor, and descendent of enslaved people who has conducted programs about the life and memories of slaves in 23 states on one-hundred-fifty sites. McGill’s work focuses on changing the narrative, one slave dwelling at a time as he attempts to spend the night in every former slave dwelling still standing in the United States. Find out more about the Slave Dwelling Project here: https://slavedwellingproject.org/.
Advanced reservations required for this program. Tickets are $12 for members and students/$15 for non-members. Please call 502-897-9845 for reservations.