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Refreshments and small bites will be provided.
Location:
Campbell Chapel AME Fellowship Hall
25 Boundary Street, Bluffton, SC 29910
Onsite parking is available
Join A Call To Action for an unforgettable evening as Joseph McGill, Jr., founder of the Slave Dwelling Project, shares powerful stories from his journey preserving and honoring the history of enslaved people through the restoration and protection of slave dwellings across the United States.
In this installment of the ACTA Speakers series we look forward to a multi-media talk, Where Mr. McGill will chronicle his unique experiences spending nights in these historical structures, shedding light on their significance and the lives of those once forced to live within them.
About Joseph McGill, Jr.:
Joseph McGill, Jr. is a historian, preservationist, and founder of the Slave Dwelling Project. A native of Kingstree, SC, and history and culture coordinator at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in Charleston, McGill has dedicated his career to preserving African American history. Since 2010, he has spent nights in slave dwellings across the country to raise awareness about these critical, yet often overlooked, structures. He is also the co-author of Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery.