Tag: Arryl House
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Create Your Own History at Clermont State Historic Site
Welcome to Clermont State Historic Site, where breathtaking views of the river and mountains awaits you! Home to the Livingstons, Clermont offers the perfect outdoor wedding venue for those seeking to exchange their vows amidst nature’s beauty. With Clermont’s serene surroundings and historic significance, this venue provides a unique and unforgettable experience for your special…
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Kilsby: An Enslaved Man Who Set Himself Free
We don’t know how many people the Livingstons enslaved at Clermont. We will probably never know. We have snapshots of certain times, wills, census records, doctors’ visits but these don’t tell us about the people who were here in between those times. People who were forced to be here in between the snapshots, so it…
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Making the Worst Situation Worse: The Cruelty Of Naming Enslaved People
The institution of slavery was dehumanizing for the enslaved. It had to be. In order to keep the belief that the people held in bondage were less than, their enslavers had to treat them as subhuman. One of the ways that they did this was to name the enslaved. It was an attempt to…
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