The Lydia Gaskins Home

Описание: Among the residents of the 12th slave dwelling at Somerset Place were 7 members of Lydia Gaskins' family and an unrelated adult named Annie Cabarrus. Annie's nephew Uriah Bennett later provided one of two known testimonies from formerly enslaved persons on the plantation. If you have any questions about this video, please comment below.

Image of a slave coffle from the Library of Congress.

Somerset Place, once one of the largest plantations in antebellum North Carolina and now a representative state historic site, is open to the public Tuesday - Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. It is our aim to offer visitors a comprehensive social history exploring the family life of all former plantation residents: the enslaved community, plantation owners, and hired white and Black employees.

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