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Room for a Family

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In my previous two posts, Hallway for the Enslaved and Where They Worked and Lived I told of visiting the Aiken-Rhett House in Charleston. Purchased by the Historic Charleston Foundation in 1975, the house is being “preserved as found” and represents a stark example of the wealthy vs the urban enslaved, c 1820s.

This image is of a windowless room that housed an entire family.

From the website we learn that “while many dependency buildings in Charleston have been demolished or adapted, the Aiken-Rhett House’s kitchen, laundry and quarters – with their original paint, floors and fixtures – survive virtually untouched since the 1850s, allowing visitors the unique chance to better comprehend the every-day realities of the enslaved Africans who lived on-site, maintained the household and catered to the needs of the Aiken family and their guests”.

Where They Worked and Lived

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In my previous post, Hallway for the Enslaved, I told of visiting the Aiken-Rhett House in Charleston. Purchased by the Historic Charleston Foundation in 1975, the house is being “preserved as found” and represents a stark example of the wealthy vs the urban enslaved, c 1820s.

From the website we learn that “while many dependency buildings in Charleston have been demolished or adapted, the Aiken-Rhett House’s kitchen, laundry and quarters – with their original paint, floors and fixtures – survive virtually untouched since the 1850s, allowing visitors the unique chance to better comprehend the every-day realities of the enslaved Africans who lived on-site, maintained the household and catered to the needs of the Aiken family and their guests”.

Hallway for the Enslaved

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While visiting family in Charleston, SC, we toured the Aiken-Rhett Museum. The house and its surviving furnishings offer a compelling portrait of urban life in antebellum Charleston. Purchased by the Historic Charleston Foundation in 1975, the house is being “preserved as found” and represents a stark example of the wealthy vs the urban enslaved, c 1820s.

I’ll be sharing more from this tour as the weeks go on, but for now this hallway connected the quarters of the enslaved as well as the kitchen and laundry.

Of course I forgot my camera, so all photos from the Aiken-Rhett Museum are from my Samsung Galaxy.

Step In Time

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The Norfolk State University Marching Band performed in the Inaugural Parade for Governor Abigail Spanberger in January. “Founded in 1975, the award winning Norfolk State University Spartan “Legion” Marching Band located in Norfolk, VA, has made a name for itself as one of the premier Marching Bands in the country. The “Legion” consists of 250 staff and student musicians, dancers, and flags from states nationwide”. This high energy, exciting marching band played “We Are Family” for the newly inaugurated, 75th and First Woman Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

To see more images and a recap of the day, visit Life on the Bike

Cheers to Breaking the Glass Ceiling!

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Even if it was just Hot Chocolate! Taken at the Inauguration of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s First Woman Governor

To see more images and a recap of the day, visit Life on the Bike

Her Excellency

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Her Excellency, Governor Abigail Spanberger, the 75th, and First Woman, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia! I was pretty happy that my Samsung Galaxy captured a decent shot. As at certain sporting events, security measures prevented me bringing my camera inside the gates.

To see more images and a recap of the day, visit Life on the Bike

Joy – The Night Before

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We were fortunate to be able to attend a couple of Inauguration Weekend events in Richmond, Virginia two weeks ago. This image was taken as then Governor-Elect Abigail Spanberger welcomed the happy crowd to the Made in Virginia Market, held the night before Inauguration.

Her face reflects our joy!

To see more images and a recap of the day, visit Life on the Bike