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Miigwech

(3,741 posts) Fri Feb 28, 2020, 09:24 PM Feb 2020

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For Black History Month

Meet the Iowa Architect Documenting Every Slave House Still Standing
Jobie Hill has visited 700 former residences. Many have been abandoned. Some have become storage space. Others are B&Bs.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/jobie-hill-saving-slave-houses

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For Black History Month (Original Post) Miigwech Feb 2020 OP

Thanks for post and link. Marked for later reading. RestoreAmerica2020 Feb 2020 #1

You are welcome Miigwech Feb 2020 #2

Very interesting. brer cat Feb 2020 #3

Glad these buildings & sites are being researched, thanks. appalachiablue Feb 2020 #4

RestoreAmerica2020

(3,434 posts)

1. Thanks for post and link. Marked for later reading.

Reply to Miigwech (Original post)

Fri Feb 28, 2020, 10:55 PM

Feb 2020

Paz

Miigwech

(3,741 posts)

2. You are welcome

Reply to RestoreAmerica2020 (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 28, 2020, 10:56 PM

Feb 2020

brer cat

(24,524 posts)

3. Very interesting.

Reply to Miigwech (Original post)

Fri Feb 28, 2020, 11:05 PM

Feb 2020

It's good that many of these houses have been preserved. We don't need to forget history.

appalachiablue

(41,103 posts)

4. Glad these buildings & sites are being researched, thanks.

Reply to Miigwech (Original post)

Sat Feb 29, 2020, 06:05 AM

Feb 2020

Slave cabin in Virginia.

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