The award-winning Cliveden Conversation discussions of race, history, and memory continue this fall with a focus on Kitchens as an indicator of cultural change. “They Lived Where They Worked”, Joe McGill, Director,The Slave Dwelling Project  will speak.
Includes Southern Style Food Tasting
Suggested Donation: $15
Space is limited – to reserve click here or call 215-848-1777

For the last five years, Joseph McGill has been conducting extreme research by sleeping in extant slave dwellings – to date in fifteen states. One discovery revealed by McGill’s research is that enslaved workers commonly lived where they worked: the field hands in cabins near the fields; blacksmiths in or near the blacksmiths shops; and the cooks in or near the kitchens. This Kitchen Conversation will chronicle past stays with a special emphasis on the kitchens.

About Joseph McGill, Jr.
Joseph McGill, Jr. is the founder of The Slave Dwelling Project, Inc. and a history consultant for the Magnolia Plantation in Charleston, SC. By sleeping in extant slave dwellings, Mr. McGill has brought much needed attention to these often neglected structures that are vitally important to the American built environment. Prior to his current roles, Mr. McGill was a field officer for the National Trust for Historic Preservation.