Joseph McGill and Herb Frazier, author and co-author of Sleeping with the Ancestors, appeared on Walter Edgar’s Journal, a radio show that delves into the arts, culture, history of South Carolina and The South via South Carolina Public Radio.
The Summary
This week we’re talking with Joseph McGill and Herb Frazier, authors of Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footprints of Slavery.
Since founding the Slave Dwelling Project in 2010, Joseph McGill has been spending the night in slave dwellings throughout the South, but also the North and the West, where people are often surprised to learn that such structures exist.
Events and gatherings arranged around these overnight stays have provided a unique way to understand the complex history of slavery. McGill and Frazier talk with us about how the project got started and about the sometimes obscured or ignored aspects of the history in the United States.
Source: Walter Edgar’s Journal
Listen to the Interview
About Walter Edgar’s Journal
From books to barbecue, from current events to colonial history, Walter Edgar’s Journal delves into the arts, culture, history of South Carolina and The South. The show is made available on South Carolina Public Radio.
