Open 365 days a year, Mount Vernon is located just 15 miles south of Washington DC.
From the mansion to lush gardens and grounds, intriguing museum galleries, immersive programs, and the distillery and gristmill. Spend the day with us!
Discover what made Washington "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen".
The Mount Vernon Ladies Association has been maintaining the Mount Vernon Estate since they acquired it from the Washington family in 1858.
Need help with homework? Our Digital Encyclopedia has all of the answers students and teachers need.
The Washington Library is open to all researchers and scholars, by appointment only.
Use the supporting materials below to aid your understanding of enslavement at Mount Vernon and the first episode of Mount Vernon's podcast Intertwined.
Episode 1: “Passages”
Sambo Anderson was just a boy when he was captured in West Africa, survived the Middle Passage, and purchased by an ambitious George Washington sometime in the late 1760s. During his years of enslavement at Mount Vernon, Anderson became a carpenter, a husband, and a father. In this episode, we tell the story of Anderson’s life to explore the rise of slavery in the Chesapeake Bay region, George and Martha Washington’s connections to the transatlantic slave trade, and the laws that marked the boundaries between slavery and freedom in Virginia.
For more information, please see the Podcast Website.
Want access to more episodes, podcasts, and information? Click the link below to access the George Washington Podcast Network website!
Explore the events of the episode through this timeline.
Explore this map to discover the locations and events featured in the episode. Be sure to think about the people involved, and why Washington might have traveled to the places he did.
Explore the Map
Click to download the transcript of Passages, Episode 1. This transcript can be used for further comprehension of the story. It also provides context for the people, places, and events linked throughout the episode.
Download The Transcript
Have your students use these graphic organizers to record their observations on episode, as well as George Washington's relationship(s) with slavery and enslavement at Mount Vernon.
Graphic OrganizersRead through the primary sources that were used in the creation of the episode.
Looking for more videos and podcasts? Click the link below!
Click the link to go back to the Intertwined Podcast Home Page
