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Enslaved Worker Song: Sit Down Servant Sit Down

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Deep River performed by Brenda Parker #shorts
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Livestream with Frank Lee
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The History of the Syphax Family
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The Life of Penny: An Enslaved Girl
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The Life of Kate: Enslaved Midwife, Fieldworker, Wife & Mother
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Slavery: George Washington's "Only Unavoidable Subject of Regret"
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Ona Judge: A Woman Who Escaped Slavery & the Washingtons
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George Washington's Enslaved Chef: Hercules
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George Washington's Enslaved Housemaid: Caroline Branham
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George Washington's Enslaved Valet: William Lee
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Why Did George Washington Have Slaves?
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George Washington's Will
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Portraying An Enslaved Woman - Brenda Parker
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Enslaved Worker Song: Sit Down Servant Sit Down
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Hear My Story: The Enslaved Community at Mount Vernon
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The Construction and Layout of the Slave Quarters
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Slave Memorial Ceremony Introduction
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Slave Memorial Ceremony (Dedication)
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Slave Memorial Ceremony
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Slave Life at Mount Vernon
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Slammin' Joe on 18th Century Culture
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Slammin Joe on the Revolution
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Slammin Joe on Slavery
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Sit Down Servant, Sit Down
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George Washington's Views on Slavery
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Caroline at the Hearth
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Ceramic Findings in the Slave Quarter
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Archaeology of the Slave Quarters
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An Overview of Slave Life at Mount Vernon
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Enslaved Worker Song: Sit Down Servant Sit Down

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Enslaved worker song performed by Larry Earl Jr., Christina Lane and Willie Wright.
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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0:30
Deep River performed by Brenda Parker #shorts
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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10:09
Learn about the lives of the enslaved through Archeology
Slavery At Mount Vernon
3
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35:06
Livestream with Frank Lee
Slavery At Mount Vernon
4
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1:04:27
The History of the Syphax Family
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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55:33
Freedom Skies: A Juneteenth Celebration
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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4:27
The Life of Penny: An Enslaved Girl
Slavery At Mount Vernon
7
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5:04
The Life of Kate: Enslaved Midwife, Fieldworker, Wife & Mother
Slavery At Mount Vernon
8
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4:24
The Life of Doll: Women of Mount Vernon
Slavery At Mount Vernon
9
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1:45
Hercules on the Death of George Washington
Slavery At Mount Vernon
10
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1:07:58
Slavery: George Washington's "Only Unavoidable Subject of Regret"
Slavery At Mount Vernon
11
Video Preview
2:19
Making BITTER Hot Chocolate, 18th-Century Style
Slavery At Mount Vernon
12
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3:04
The American Constitution's Limitations on Abolishing Slavery
Slavery At Mount Vernon
13
Video Preview
5:39
Ona Judge: A Woman Who Escaped Slavery & the Washingtons
Slavery At Mount Vernon
14
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3:34
George Washington's Enslaved Chef: Hercules
Slavery At Mount Vernon
15
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9:37
Telling The Story Of Slavery: A Visit To The National Archives
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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3:32
George Washington's Enslaved Housemaid: Caroline Branham
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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3:24
George Washington's Enslaved Valet: William Lee
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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4:56
Why Did George Washington Have Slaves?
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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2:14
Did the Enslaved People Know They'd Be Freed in Washington's Will?
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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1:17
Fishing at George Washington's Farm
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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4:24
What Were the Living Conditions of the Enslaved People at Mount Vernon?
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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3:01
Why Didn't George Washington Abolish Slavery?
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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2:45
Why Did George Washington Have Slaves?
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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29:59
Talking With An Enslaved Housemaid At Mount Vernon
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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8:44
George Washington's Will
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16:53
Portraying An Enslaved Woman - Brenda Parker
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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5:34
Compilation of Enslaved Worker Songs
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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Enslaved Worker Song: Hoe Emma Hoe
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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Enslaved Worker Song: Sit Down Servant Sit Down
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1:35
Enslaved Worker Songs: "Funga Alafia"
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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2:18
Servants’ Hall
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1:52:49
Lives Bound Together Opening & Annual Slave Memorial Commemoration Ceremony
Slavery At Mount Vernon
33
Video Preview
20:05
Oral Histories with Descendants of the Enslaved Community
Slavery At Mount Vernon
34
Video Preview
7:20
Lives Bound Together: Slavery at George Washington’s Mount Vernon
Slavery At Mount Vernon
35
Video Preview
18:12
Facebook Livecast: The Opening of our "Lives Bound Together" Exhibit
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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42:41
Hear My Story: The Enslaved Community at Mount Vernon
Slavery At Mount Vernon
37
Video Preview
18:09
Washington and Slavery
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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2:34
The Construction and Layout of the Slave Quarters
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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3:29
Ted Mance: Enslaved People of Mount Vernon Tour
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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9:53
Slave Memorial Ceremony (Full)
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44:04
Slavery at Mount Vernon
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Slavery at Mount Vernon
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Slave Memorial Ceremony Introduction
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1:05
Slave Memorial Ceremony (Dedication)
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3:49
Slave Memorial Ceremony
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Slave Life at Mount Vernon
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4:30
Slammin' Joe on 18th Century Culture
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Slammin Joe on the Revolution
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Slammin Joe on Slavery
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Sit Down Servant, Sit Down
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George Washington's Views on Slavery
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Caroline at the Hearth
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Ceramic Findings in the Slave Quarter
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Archaeology of the Slave Quarters
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An Overview of Slave Life at Mount Vernon
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Slave Quarters Reopen at George Washington's Mount Vernon
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