Sleeping with the ancestors : how I followed the footprints of slavery
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Author
Contributors
Frazier, Herb, 1950- author,
Published
New York, NY : Hachette Books, 2023.
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Westover - Adult Nonfiction | 306.362 MCGIL | Checked Out | September 21, 2024 |
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Published
New York, NY : Hachette Books, 2023.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiv, 337 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (307-324) and index.
Description
In this enlightening personal account, one man tells the story of his groundbreaking project to sleep overnight in former slave dwellings that still stand across the country--revealing the fascinating history behind these sites and shedding light on larger issues of race in America. Joseph McGill Jr., a historic preservationist and Civil War reenactor, founded the Slave Dwelling Project in 2010 based on an idea that was sparked and first developed in 1999. Since founding the project, McGill has been touring the country, spending the night in former slave dwellings--throughout the South, but also the North and the West, where people are often surprised to learn that such structures exist. Events and gatherings are arranged around these overnight stays, and it provides a unique way to understand the often otherwise obscured and distorted history of slavery. The project has inspired difficult conversations about race in communities from South Carolina to Alabama to Texas to Minnesota to New York, and all over the United States. Sleeping with the Ancestors focuses on all of the key sites McGill has visited in his ongoing project and digs deeper into the actual history of each location, using McGill's own experience and conversations with the community to enhance those original stories. Altogether, McGill and coauthor Herb Frazier give listeners an important unexpected immersion into the history of slavery, and especially the obscured and ignored aspects of that history.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
McGill, J., & Frazier, H. (2023). Sleeping with the ancestors: how I followed the footprints of slavery (First edition.). Hachette Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McGill, Joseph and Herb Frazier. 2023. Sleeping With the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery. Hachette Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)McGill, Joseph and Herb Frazier. Sleeping With the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery Hachette Books, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)McGill, Joseph,, and Herb Frazier. Sleeping With the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery First edition., Hachette Books, 2023.
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