Late 18th and 19th century (Temporal Keyword)
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"I WAS born June 15, 1789, in Charles County, Maryland…" Archaeological Investigations at the Josiah Henson Birthplace Site (2018)
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In his 1849 autobiography, Josiah Henson, a former slave, preacher, and conductor on the Underground Railroad, recounted a single, brutal event that occurred at La Grange, the plantation on which he was born. Henson’s account related little about everyday life for the enslaved families at La Grange. In 2016, archaeologists from St. Mary’s College of Maryland undertook a Phase I survey at La Grange. A quarter complex and several individual quarters were discovered during the survey. These...