Slave Dwellings of South Carolina and the Slave Dwelling Project
Joseph McGill will chronicle nights spent in several slave dwellings throughout the United States.
Speaker: Joseph McGill, Jr.
Joseph McGill, Jr. is a native of Kingstree, SC and is the founder of the Slave Dwelling Project and history and culture coordinator at Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in Charleston, SC.
Mr. McGill received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Professional English from South Carolina State University. He spent six years in the United States Air Force and has been employed by the National Park Service, Penn Center, and the African American Museum of Iowa.
Mr. McGill is the founder of Company “I” 54th Massachusetts Reenactment Regiment in Charleston, SC. The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was the regiment portrayed in the award-winning movie Glory. As a Civil War reenactor, Mr. McGill participates in parades, living history presentations, and lectures.
As founder of the Slave Dwelling Project, since 2010, Mr. McGill has slept in slave dwellings throughout the United States to bring much needed attention to these structures.
**Joseph McGill requests an additional honorarium to the $250 contributed by SC Humanities.
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54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry & Africans in the Civil War
A brief history of the approximately 180,000 African Americans that served in the Union Army and Navy during the Civil War, with a focus on the history of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the regiment that was portrayed in the award-winning movie, Glory. This presentation is given in a Civil War uniform and includes a first-person characterization.
