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The Hermitage
President Andrew Jackson's 1,000-acre cotton plantation where over 300 enslaved people labored. The Hermitage Enslaved project actively documents enslaved families and partners with descendants to ensure accurate historical interpretation.
Counter-Narrative
The myth this site refutes: that enslaved and oppressed people accepted their condition. Every stone here is evidence of refusal.
Descendant Voice
This site is actively engaged with descendants of those enslaved here.
Enslaved Focus Exhibit
Slavery and the Slave Trade exhibition in the Welcome Center, with ongoing descendant consultation on interpretation.
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Before & After This Era
← Before · Colonial America
→ After · Early Republic
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"Both part of: Presidential enslavement"
"Both part of: Presidential enslavement"
"Both part of: Presidential enslavement"