18 Results for "slave work songs"
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Going to Work
Explore the lives of Williamsburg's four female entrepreneurs in the 18th century. Learn how these women managed their businesses in Colonial America.
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A Survey of the Material Culture of Enslaved Black Women through Runaway Slave Advertisements
The lives of enslaved women are often viewed through their enslavement, their work, and their suppression and violation within a slave society. They are often viewed as an amorphous group, nameless, faceless, unchanged over 200 years of slavery. Their individual stories obscured by neglect. Few stop to think about these …
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Performance: Music of Queen Anne's World
The Jug Broke Theatre Co. explores tunes and songs that wove themselves through the fabric of this important transitional time in the early 18th century.
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Performance: Highland Jubilee
In this interpretive concert, the Jug Broke Theatre Co. plays the tunes, songs, and poetry of Scottish origin that would have been heard in Williamsburg.
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Working in Harmony
Harpsichord makers tell the instrument’s story through craftsmanship
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Working Wood In The 18th Century
January 23-25, 2025
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Making a Great Impression
Colonial Williamsburg photographers at work
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Historic Trade: Farmer
Engage with our farmers as they work throughout the year to grow food for the community and to prepare the grounds as needed for the seasons to come. The well-being of the entire colonial economy is dependent on these crops. This involves the growing and harvesting of tobacco, corn, wheat, flax, and cotton.
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Reflections on ‘Created Equal’
Based on the lives of enslaved people in the 18th century, Creating Equal focuses on the idea that "all men are created equal." Learn more about this program.
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Tour: Black Artists and Artisans
Enjoy a guided tour of the exhibit “'I made this,' Works by Black Artists and Artisans."
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‘I Made This …’:
The Work of Black American Artists and Artisans
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Special Event: A Sound Mind
Unleash the transformative power of music and explore its multifaceted influence on the human mind, emotions, and overall mental well-being.
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Historic Trade: Founder
Visit the founders on the site of the Geddy family home. See skilled hands at work crafting bronze, brass, silver, and pewter into magnificent 18th-century-style items.
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‘The Rhythm of Life’
African American Music ensemble celebrates 40 years
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Music: Fife & Drum
Watch and listen to the Fifes and Drums as they demonstrate the music and drill of various military ceremonies from an 18th-century soldier's working day.
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Special Event: Conservation in Action
Arms conservator Isabelle will be on hand to discuss her work on the Magazine Project and the conservation of firearms.
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Presentation: Firing of the Noon Gun
The noon gun signaled a cessation of morning drills and work parties and a start to preparing the midday meal.
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‘We Have to Understand It All’
Research has been — and continues to be — the cornerstone of the Foundation’s work