This historic site gives an insightful window into the African American side of antebellum plantations. Dorothy Spruill Redford has researched and written about the Collins plantation owners and the lives of their slave families; her works are the foundation of the tours that are given today. How many history tours have these type of stellar historians? The research of Mrs.Redford...
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Greenville, North Carolina
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Charlotte, North Carolina
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It was a little ways through the countryside to get to the house but well worth it. This site contrasts the lives of the plantation owners as well as the slaves that supported the household. The story of the young owners son and slave friend who drowned in the cannel next to the house was touching. There are many fine...
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Tampa, Florida
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If you have even the slightest interest in plantations or slavery, I highly recommend a visit to Somerset Place. My visit erased and re-wrote many of my prior misconceptions about plantation life. Our guide was excellent and extremely knowledgable, and she made the stories that took place in the restored buildings come alive. I'm guessing some of the "facts" presented...
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On our trip we were priveleged to meet "Alicia" who was our guide for a detailed tour of Somerset Place. We asked why the buildings were so well perserved and she told us it was because the plantation is so far from anything.
Our tour began in a room which had a map of the plantation. There wwas the two...
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