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In 1838, 40 men, women and children were sold from President Monroe’s Oak Hill plantation in Loudoun County. They were trafficked south, along the coast, and up the Mississippi River to Iberville Parish to work on a sugar plantation called Alhambra. Emily Stanfill’s research led her across multiple states and through thousands of documents as she learned the fate of Oak Hill’s enslaved community. Join us on February 8th as Emily shares her research story and what she has uncovered about the Bakers, Gantts, Harrises, Berrymans, and others.

The program is free and open to the public. Advance reservations are not required.
Made possible in part by a grant from VA250 Commission in partnership with Virginia Humanities