Slavery and Resistance in Maryland: Findings From the L'Hermitage Slave Village Excavations
Author(s): Kate Birmingham
Year: 2016
Summary
From 2010 to 2012, National Park Service archeologists, students, and volunteers conducted archeological investigations of the L’Hermitage plantation at Monocacy National Battlefield. The plantation was established in 1794 by the Vincendieres, French Catholic planters who came to Maryland to escape the Saint-Domingue slave revolution. They brought 12 enslaved laborers with them. By 1800 they owned 90 enslaved people. Traditional field methods, historical research, and genealogical studies were employed to uncover information about the plantation owners and the enslaved persons to create a more complete picture of the plantation and to increase understanding of the realities of slavery in late-eighteenth to early-nineteenth century Maryland. Dr. Potter's tireless support, enthusiasm, and advocacy for this project guaranteed it's success, and helped to bring Middle Atlantic archeology to international audiences.
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Slavery and Resistance in Maryland: Findings From the L'Hermitage Slave Village Excavations. Kate Birmingham. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Washington, D.C. 2016 ( tDAR id: 434902)
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Keywords
General
enslaved
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Maryland
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NPS
Geographic Keywords
North America
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United States of America
Temporal Keywords
1794-1827
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 872