Slavery at the home of George Washington

Introduction / Philip J. Schwartz --

Mount Vernon plantation : a model for the Republic / Jean B. Lee --

Slavery and agriculture at Mount Vernon / Lorena S. Walsh --

"They appear to live comfortable together" : private lives of the Mount Vernon slaves / Mary V. Thompson --

Slave lifeways at Mount Vernon : an archaeological perspective / Dennis J. Pogue Beyond Mount Vernon : George Washington's emancipated laborers and their descendants / Edna Greene Medford --

Looking back, moving forward : the changing interpretation of slavelife on the Mount Vernon estate / James C. Rees.