History tells us that many Americans, whether black or white, shared similar experiences in early America. Some of that history has been uncovered right in our backyard through the Hampton National Historic Site in Towson, the recipient of a Maryland Humanities Council grant for public programming. Anokwale Anansesemfo, historian of the African Diaspora in America and national park ranger at Hampton, tells us more about Hampton’s history of forced servitude.
Forced Servitude at Hampton
The interior of the slave quarters at Hampton, courtesy of Hampton National Historic Site