City Of Louisville: The Louisville Coalition On The History Of The Enslaved With The Slave Dwelling Project Presents: Shifting The Narrative

Press release from the City of Louisville:

September 28, 2021

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Four area historic sites have joined together in a collaborative effort to research, interpret and discuss the history of slavery in Kentucky and how that history is relevant today in Louisville and beyond. The Louisville Coalition on the History of the Enslaved is a partnership between four Louisville historic houses and former sites of enslavement: Farmington Historic Plantation, Historic Locust Grove, Oxmoor Farm and Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing. The coalition’s mission is to interpret and share the stories of the men, women, and children enslaved on the four Louisville sites, and to find relevance between these stories of the past and the events of the present.

Four area historic sites have joined together in a collaborative effort to research, interpret and discuss the history of slavery in Kentucky and how that history is relevant today in Louisville and beyond. The Louisville Coalition on the History of the Enslaved is a partnership between four Louisville historic houses and former sites of enslavement: Farmington Historic Plantation, Historic Locust Grove, Oxmoor Farm and Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing. The coalition’s mission is to interpret and share the stories of the men, women, and children enslaved on the four Louisville sites, and to find relevance between these stories of the past and the events of the present.

Together with Joe McGill of The Slave Dwelling Project and Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, the Coalition will present a weekend of activities October 22 - 23. Mr. McGill is an educator, Civil War re-enactor, and descendant of enslaved people.  The Slave Dwelling Project began in 2010 at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in Charleston, South Carolina and has since spread to 25 states and the District of Columbia on one-hundred-fifty historic sites. McGill’s work has focused 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.   The Slave Dwelling Project has attracted national attention, and McGill has been interviewed for The New York Times, NPR, Smithsonian Magazine, Curbed, and HistoryNet.

Shifting the Narrative begins on Friday, October 22nd at  Historic Locust Grove with a new tour titled Unfolding the Story, presented by actors from the viewpoint of the enslaved community, and continues Friday evening with a campfire discussion led by Joe McGill at Oxmoor Farm around their remaining slave dwellings. Mr. McGill will be camping out in one of the dwellings and participants can choose to join him to camp around the dwellings for an additional fee. There are limited tickets for this portion of the weekend.

Saturday's programming kicks off at Farmington Historic Plantation with a public conversation about how and why historic sites need to shift narratives during tours to include an honest representation of the enslaved. Joe McGill leads an expert panel of representatives from each Coalition site while NPR contributor Dan Gediman, whose recent podcast The Reckoning helped focus the spotlight on Kentucky's history of enslavement, serves as moderator. The weekend concludes on Saturday afternoon at Riverside: the Farnsley-Moremen Landing with Slave Dwelling Project living history presentations. Jerome Bias will lead a cooking demonstration in the detached kitchen with food tasting opportunities. Rodney Prioleau will demonstrate the craft of brick making, a skill many enslaved individuals practiced. Ticket holders can also tour the Farnsley-Moremen House and interact with archaeologists from the Kentucky

Archaeology Survey who have been investigating the lives of the people enslaved at Riverside for almost two decades. (Morning tours of the Farnsley-Moremen House are available through Riverside's website: riverside-landing.org).

Tickets are on sale via Eventbrite and may be purchased Here. 
 

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This press release was produced by the City of Louisville. The views expressed here are the author’s own.