Episode 8: Legacies

Episode 8: "Legacies" 

Interpreting slavery at Mount Vernon was not part of the mission of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association when the organization purchased the estate in the mid-nineteenth century. Over time, however, investigating the people enslaved at Mount Vernon and educating the public about their lives and legacies has become central to the Association’s work. In our final episode, we look at how interpreting slavery has become intertwined with interpreting the Washingtons at Mount Vernon, and collaborative efforts by the Association and the Descendants Community to tell a story of lives bound together. 

Featuring: 

Jessie MacLeod, Associate Curator, George Washington’s Mount Vernon 
Dr. Lydia Mattice Brandt, Associate Professor of Art History, University of South Carolina 
Dr. Scott Casper, President, The American Antiquarian Society 
Rebecca Baird, Archivist, Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington 
Ann Louise Chinn, Founder, The Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project 
Donald Francisco, History Interpreter, George Washington’s Mount Vernon and United States Army, Retired 
Dr. Jason Boroughs, Research Archaeologist, George Washington’s Mount Vernon 
Dr. Marcus Nevius, Associate Professor of History and African Studies, University of Rhode Island 
Judge Rohulamin Quander, President and Founder, Quander Historical and Educational Society 
Dr. Douglas Bradburn, President and CEO, George Washington’s Mount Vernon 
Stephen Hammond, Syphax Family Historian and Scientist Emeritus, The United States Geological Survey 
William Norwood Holland, Jr., J.D., retired, National Labor Relations Board 

Full transcripts, show notes, and bibliographies available at www.georgewashingtonpodcast.com.