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Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon, VA
Slavery

George Washington's plantation where 317 enslaved people lived and labored. The site has made significant efforts to document enslaved families and features dedicated exhibitions on slavery.

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 at Mount Vernon exhibition in the Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center, plus the restored Slave Quarter site.

Documented Individuals

Ona JudgeWilliam LeeHercules PoseyChristopher SheelsNancy Quander

Associated People

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Associated Events

Sources

Mount Vernon Ladies' AssociationNational Park Service

Before & After This Era

← Before · Colonial America

→ After · Early Republic

Sites in Conversation

"Both part of: Presidential enslavement"

"Both part of: Presidential enslavement"

"Both part of: Presidential enslavement"