1960 HABS photograph of northwest Slave House at Green Hill Plantation, Campbell County, Virginia. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
2014 SSH photograph of northwest Slave House at Green Hill Plantation, Campbell County, Virginia.
2017 Photograph
2017 SSH photograph of northwest Slave House at Green Hill Plantation, Campbell County, Virginia.
Having
a physical space to experience and interact with is one of the best ways to
help people grapple with some of the complexities and harsh conditions that
slavery imposed. Unfortunately, many people won’t have the opportunity to
experience this in person. 66% of the sites I have surveyed are privately
owned. Even though the owners have been very gracious and accommodating to open
their properties up to me for my research, it is unrealistic to expect them to
operate like a public site. Thanks to technology fieldwork can be translated
into virtual reality experiences so anyone and everyone can have the
opportunity to interact with and learn from slave houses.
“Negro Book” cover from Massie Family Negro Books, 1823-1863, Accession #12705, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va. The Negro Book details bartering and trading activities between the enslaved community and William Massie from 1850 to 1863.
Plantation Management Records
“Stock Book” page from Massie Family Negro Books, 1823-1863, Accession #12705, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va. The Stock Book is where Massie recorded the name, parentage, date of birth and status (deceased, sold) about the enslaved community of the Massie family.
