Today’s guest is a part of a powerful movement to share the authentic, painful and real history of slavery at some of America’s most visited plantation sites.
Olivia Williams is a cultural history interpreter at McLeod Plantation Historic Site in Charleston, South Carolina. She’s been featured in the BBC, CBS News and the New York Times for her work and for shining a light on the awkward and uncomfortable questions posed by many visitors which underscore the lack of understanding of America’s slaveholding past.
This week on PreserveCast, we’ll discuss this critical work with a master of the trade.
PreserveCast Ep. 39: Joe McGill and the Slave Dwelling Project
PreserveCast Ep. 38: Building Information Modeling at George Washington's Mount Vernon
PreserveCast Ep. 37: Save Historic Antietam Foundation: How to Preserve a Battlefield
PreserveCast Ep. 36: Community Forklift and the Ethics of Reuse with Ruthie Mundell
PreserveCast Ep. 35: The Archives of M.A.R.M.I.A.: Audio and Visual Media Preservation
PreserveCast Ep. 34: Saving Froelicher Hall: Goucher College's Historic Building Move
PreserveCast Ep. 33: Revolving Funds, Easements, and D.C. Preservation with the L'Enfant Trust
PreserveCast Ep. 32: Live from the Old Line State Summit!
PreserveCast Ep. 31: Saving the Numero Uno Taco Bell
PreserveCast Ep. 30: GIS and Technological Advances in Archaeology
PreserveCast Ep. 29: Glass, Gas, and the Past: Neon Sign Preservation and Restoration
PreserveCast Ep. 28: We Are The Next: Youth Engagement in the 21st Century
PreserveCast Ep. 27: Energy Sprawl and Open Space Preservation in Kent County
PreserveCast Ep. 26: Open Source Preservation with Baltimore Heritage
PreserveCast Ep. 24: Diners, Dueling Grounds, and Dives: Roadside Architecture and the Anacostia Trails Heritage Area
PreserveCast Ep. 23: The Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area
PreserveCast Ep. 22: It's Not the Heat, It's the Humidity: Preservation in the Southern Climate
PreserveCast Ep. 21: Lifting the Building: Historic Preservation and Flood Mitigation
PreserveCast Ep. 20: A Day in the Life of an Archaeologist with Stephanie Sperling
PreserveCast Ep. 19: Revitalization and the Restoration Economy
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