Frank Gaydos on sun 20 may 07
Some of the clayarters may know that the first 'White House' (home of =
the president) was located on Market St. here in Philadelphia.
A recent archeological dig of the site revealed that Washington had =
seven slaves. This has generated a lot of interest.
Washington's chef, Hercules, later ran away.
( "Despite having what could be seen as a privileged life for slaves - =
Judge had her own room and had visited the circus, and Hercules was =
allowed to sell leftover food and use the proceeds to buy clothes and =
other items - the two nevertheless risked everything to be free." )
They have found a million artifacts, glass, pottery etc.
Following are some short articles and a video tour of the dig.
Enjoy! Frank
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/main_line_delaware/20070520_Slave=
ry_laid_bare__A_historic_platform_for_dialogue_on_race.html
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/multimedia/7582092.html
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/pa/20070402_How_much_do_we_really_=
know_about_slavery_.html
http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/literature/20070415_How_Civil_=
War_soldiers_saw_slavery.html
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/pa/20070411_Digging_deeper_into_sl=
avery.html
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