At the Vance/Hemphill homestead in Weaverville, NC we were enjoying wonderful weather to trapse across mowed grass from one building to another.
Incidentally when I moved to the Asheville area in 2007, most of the literature about historic homes, stories, and especially what was said to tourists was: "in these mountains and Asheville itself, there weren't many slaves, because there weren't the plantations like other areas in the state."
I'm really glad "Black Lives Matter" has established a much more honest look that there were many people of color around throughout history.
Today's quote:
The epitaph that I would write for history would say: I conceal nothing. It is not enough not to lie. One should strive not to lie in a negative sense by remaining silent.
-Leo Tolstoy, novelist and philosopher (1828-1910)
Thanks for sharing this. Even at Monticello the narrative has been corrected above Jefferson's slaves. It's part of our history and should be reflected correctly instead of ignored.
ReplyDeleteYou said it. But there were so many people who suffered under slavery. Just looking at a building, and reading a sign, I fear hasn't given me much of the true lives of those people.
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ReplyDeleteGreat photos of this historical house! History can not be changed, even if there are some people that want to pretend nothing bad happened. Take care, have a great weekend.
At least in most of the world, people can’t own other people any more.
ReplyDeleteThat's a good point. But then think of all the people who work under certain political autocratic persons, where if they don't do his bidding, will have personal and professional repurcussions. Many people will follow out of fear.
DeleteThank you for showing us this part of our nation's history. It's good to look back and remember what life was like so we will never repeat it.
ReplyDeleteIf only that were possible. I hope so.
DeleteGood post.
ReplyDeleteThanks Vicki!
DeleteThat seems a very large house for a slave. Unless of course several families lived in it together. It is probably true that there were fewer slaves per capita in the mountains, but certainly there were some.
ReplyDeleteI think a single room house was more often the way I've seen slave "quarters." So this is quite different looking.
DeleteI kind of got that feeling too.
ReplyDeleteBigger than you'd expect, but if a large number were in there, perhaps not.
ReplyDeletePeople used to say that our valley had few slaves, but then someone examined the old census…
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