The names of people who were enslaved on George’s Washington’s Mount Vernon estate are inscribed on the walls of what was their home: Tom Nokes. Vina. Barbara. Their names are grouped together by ...
Before elaborate monuments and lavishly funded libraries preserved the memories of our presidents, there was Mount Vernon. After George Washington's death in 1799, his home and tomb in Virginia became ...
Many people know George Washington owned slaves, but what was life like for the slaves at Washington's Mount Vernon plantation? Hundreds of enslaved people toiled on the estate, where Washington ...
For 27 years, Gladys Quander Tancil's storytelling powers drew crowds at Mount Vernon. Visitors sought her out to hear her breathe life into the history of Gen. George Washington and his estate along ...
"I Never See That Man Laugh to Show His Teeth" : George Washington and Martha Washington as Slave Owners -- "A Plant of Rapid Growth" : New Ideas and a Change of ...
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Stepping off a boat in New Hampshire port in 1796, 22-year-old Ona Judge was on the run from the family of President George Washington. Judge, who was born into slavery and served ...