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Talking With An Enslaved Housemaid At Mount Vernon

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Deep River performed by Brenda Parker #shorts
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Learn about the lives of the enslaved through Archeology
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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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The Life of Doll: Women of Mount Vernon
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Slavery: George Washington's "Only Unavoidable Subject of Regret"
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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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Did the Enslaved People Know They'd Be Freed in Washington's Will?
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Talking With An Enslaved Housemaid At Mount Vernon
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Portraying An Enslaved Woman - Brenda Parker
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Hear My Story: The Enslaved Community at Mount Vernon
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Slave Memorial Ceremony Introduction
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Slave Memorial Ceremony (Dedication)
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Slave Life at Mount Vernon
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Ceramic Findings in the Slave Quarter
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Archaeology of the Slave Quarters
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Talking With An Enslaved Housemaid At Mount Vernon

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Caroline Branham was one of George Washington's housemaids at Mount Vernon. Part of Branham's role on the estate was cleaning and maintaining the rooms in the Mansion. She was also the person who first discovered Washington was ill shortly before he passed. In this video, join one of our interpreters (Brenda Parker) as she shares what it was like to be an enslaved worker on George Washington's estate. Learn more about Caroline Branham: https://www.mountvernon.org/digital-encyclopedia/article/caroline-branh… Visit our current exhibit on slavery, "Lives Bound Together": https://www.mountvernon.org/livesboundtogether
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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0:30
Deep River performed by Brenda Parker #shorts
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10:09
Learn about the lives of the enslaved through Archeology
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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35:06
Livestream with Frank Lee
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1:04:27
The History of the Syphax Family
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55:33
Freedom Skies: A Juneteenth Celebration
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4:27
The Life of Penny: An Enslaved Girl
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5:04
The Life of Kate: Enslaved Midwife, Fieldworker, Wife & Mother
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4:24
The Life of Doll: Women of Mount Vernon
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1:45
Hercules on the Death of George Washington
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1:07:58
Slavery: George Washington's "Only Unavoidable Subject of Regret"
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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2:19
Making BITTER Hot Chocolate, 18th-Century Style
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3:04
The American Constitution's Limitations on Abolishing Slavery
Slavery At Mount Vernon
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5:39
Ona Judge: A Woman Who Escaped Slavery & the Washingtons
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3:34
George Washington's Enslaved Chef: Hercules
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9:37
Telling The Story Of Slavery: A Visit To The National Archives
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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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4:56
Why Did George Washington Have Slaves?
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2:14
Did the Enslaved People Know They'd Be Freed in Washington's Will?
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1:17
Fishing at George Washington's Farm
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What Were the Living Conditions of the Enslaved People at Mount Vernon?
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Why Didn't George Washington Abolish Slavery?
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Why Did George Washington Have Slaves?
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Talking With An Enslaved Housemaid At Mount Vernon
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8:44
George Washington's Will
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Portraying An Enslaved Woman - Brenda Parker
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Compilation of Enslaved Worker Songs
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1:22
Enslaved Worker Song: Hoe Emma Hoe
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2:18
Enslaved Worker Song: Sit Down Servant Sit Down
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Enslaved Worker Songs: "Funga Alafia"
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2:18
Servants’ Hall
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1:52:49
Lives Bound Together Opening & Annual Slave Memorial Commemoration Ceremony
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20:05
Oral Histories with Descendants of the Enslaved Community
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7:20
Lives Bound Together: Slavery at George Washington’s Mount Vernon
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18:12
Facebook Livecast: The Opening of our "Lives Bound Together" Exhibit
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42:41
Hear My Story: The Enslaved Community at Mount Vernon
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18:09
Washington and Slavery
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The Construction and Layout of the Slave Quarters
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Ted Mance: Enslaved People of Mount Vernon Tour
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Slave Memorial Ceremony (Full)
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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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Slave Quarters Reopen at George Washington's Mount Vernon
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