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Museum: Wade In The Water, Joanelys Lamberty, Angel Bullard, Michael Pullom
Museum: Wade In The Water, Joanelys Lamberty, Angel Bullard, Michael Pullom
History from Below: Memorialization Projects
The museum Wade in the Water was titled after a freedom song used in the 1800s by slaves to teach through song a passage for safe travel to the North. The location of this museum is located in Boone Hall Plantation in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.
The Experience: A cycle of a fight for freedom. The Transatlantic slave trade evolved in many directions as the years went on from life-spans among slaves ranging from 2 years or less. After economy changes increased, more slaves took on roles in plantations both in the home and outside in the fields. The journal …
Broken Chains Of South Carolina, Mackenzie Sanford, Katelyn Tillis, Colby Harden, Chris Counts
Broken Chains Of South Carolina, Mackenzie Sanford, Katelyn Tillis, Colby Harden, Chris Counts
History from Below: Memorialization Projects
6th Chalmers Street, Charleston, SC is important because it is where the Antebellum slave trade was once located. It was the last known slave facility that bought and sold people in South Carolina. In the Slave Voyage Database shows that the Carolinas in North America with a total of 151,481 disembarked, making the Carolinas having the most disembarked from Africa. Many people only picture men when they think of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. While men did play a big part in the slave voyages, women were also very prominent during this time. The majority of ships that took sail had …
Wall Between The Family, Mikaela Wehking, Ashlyn Stafford, Roshin Roychan, Alex Stewart
Wall Between The Family, Mikaela Wehking, Ashlyn Stafford, Roshin Roychan, Alex Stewart
History from Below: Memorialization Projects
Our memorial will be located at the Liberty Theatre Cultural Center. The Cultural Center is located between 8th and 9th street and 7th and 8th avenue in downtown Columbus, Georgia. This location was ideal for slavers due to the close proximity with the Chattahoochee River.
Because our memorial has to do with families being torn apart, we decided that a Theatre and family environment would be a good place to put the monument with our goal being to draw the most emotion possible.