Buried Lives: The Enslaved People of George Washington's Mount

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Buried Lives: The Enslaved People of George Washington's Mount Vernon

An illuminating look at the complex relationships between George Washington and the enslaved people of Mount Vernon, and the history still being uncovered there.

When he was eleven years old, George Washington inherited ten human beings. His own life has been well chronicled, but the lives of the people he owned--the people who supported his plantation and were buried in unmarked graves there--have not. Using fascinating primary source material and photographs of historical artifacts, Carla McClafferty sheds light on the lives of several people George Washington owned; the property laws of the day that complicated his decision to free them; and the Cemetery Survey, an archeological dig (set to conclude in 2018) that is shaping our understanding of Mount Vernon's Slave Cemetery. Poignant and thought-provoking, Buried Lives blends the past with the present in a forward-looking account of a haunting piece of American history.

Includes a foreword by Zsun-nee Matema, a descendant one of the enslaved people at Mount Vernon who is highlighted in this book, backmatter outlining the author's sources, and an index.

A Junior Library Guild selection!

Country	USA
Author	Carla Killough McClafferty
Binding	Hardcover
EAN	9780823436972
ISBN	0823436977
Label	Holiday House
Manufacturer	Holiday House
NumberOfPages	168
PublicationDate	2018-12-18
Publisher	Holiday House
ReleaseDate	2018-12-18
Studio	Holiday House

Buried Lives: The Enslaved People of George Washington's Mount Vernon

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