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Deep River performed by Brenda Parker #shorts

Slavery At Mount Vernon

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Learn about the lives of the enslaved through Archeology

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Livestream with Frank Lee

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The History of the Syphax Family

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Freedom Skies: A Juneteenth Celebration

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The Life of Penny: An Enslaved Girl

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The Life of Kate: Enslaved Midwife, Fieldworker, Wife & Mother

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The Life of Doll: Women of Mount Vernon

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Hercules on the Death of George Washington

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Slavery: George Washington's "Only Unavoidable Subject of Regret"

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Making BITTER Hot Chocolate, 18th-Century Style

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The American Constitution's Limitations on Abolishing Slavery

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Ona Judge: A Woman Who Escaped Slavery & the Washingtons

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George Washington's Enslaved Chef: Hercules

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Telling The Story Of Slavery: A Visit To The National Archives

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George Washington's Enslaved Housemaid: Caroline Branham

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George Washington's Enslaved Valet: William Lee

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Why Did George Washington Have Slaves?

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Did the Enslaved People Know They'd Be Freed in Washington's Will?

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Fishing at George Washington's Farm

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What Were the Living Conditions of the Enslaved People at Mount Vernon?

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Why Didn't George Washington Abolish Slavery?

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Why Did George Washington Have Slaves?

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Talking With An Enslaved Housemaid At Mount Vernon

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George Washington's Will

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Portraying An Enslaved Woman - Brenda Parker

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Compilation of Enslaved Worker Songs

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Enslaved Worker Song: Hoe Emma Hoe

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Enslaved Worker Song: Sit Down Servant Sit Down

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Enslaved Worker Songs: "Funga Alafia"

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Servants’ Hall

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Lives Bound Together Opening & Annual Slave Memorial Commemoration Ceremony

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Oral Histories with Descendants of the Enslaved Community

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Lives Bound Together: Slavery at George Washington’s Mount Vernon

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Facebook Livecast: The Opening of our "Lives Bound Together" Exhibit

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Hear My Story: The Enslaved Community at Mount Vernon

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Washington and Slavery

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The Construction and Layout of the Slave Quarters

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Ted Mance: Enslaved People of Mount Vernon Tour

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Slave Memorial Ceremony (Full)

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Slave Memorial Ceremony Introduction

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Slave Memorial Ceremony (Dedication)

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Slave Memorial Ceremony

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Slave Life at Mount Vernon

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Slammin' Joe on 18th Century Culture

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Slammin Joe on the Revolution

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Slammin Joe on Slavery

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Sit Down Servant, Sit Down

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George Washington's Views on Slavery

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Caroline at the Hearth

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Ceramic Findings in the Slave Quarter

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Archaeology of the Slave Quarters

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An Overview of Slave Life at Mount Vernon

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Slave Quarters Reopen at George Washington's Mount Vernon

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Deep River performed by Brenda Parker #shorts

5,111 views • July 16, 2021

Recorded by Paul Robeson (Athlete, Singer, Actor, Lawyer, Activist) Performed by Brenda Parker (Character Interpreter & African American Special Programs Coordinator) This song speaks to the promise of heaven as a place of rest. Heaven, here, is referred to as the “campground” just beyond the River Jordan. The River Jordan is often used as a location of ancestral connection, a place to return to one’s homeland. The verses invite the listener to join in a “great gospel feast.” Classified by some as a song of sorrow, it still has notes of encouragement. African American spirituals and hymns are a vital part of American history and culture. These songs, many with undocumented origins and authors, did not begin to be collected until after the Civil War. Used to communicate and tell stories of tribulations and triumphs, they helped the enslaved endure lives of bondage. Spirituals had religious origins, often containing messages of hope or heavenly rewards. Once "freed” however, many of these same songs would evolve into gospel, blues, R&B, jazz, hip hop, rap, and other genres we enjoy today. There is no documentation of these spirituals being sung at Mount Vernon, but music was surely shared among the generations of people held in bondage here. Learn more about the lives of the enslaved at Mount Vernon here: www.MountVernon.org/slavery