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Polk Place
Nashville, TN
President James K. Polk's Nashville estate where enslaved people labored. The site is now part of the Tennessee State Museum system with ongoing research into the enslaved community.
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
Research ongoing; site interpretation includes acknowledgment of enslaved labor.
Themes
Associated Events
Sources
Tennessee State MuseumNational 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"