By the Sweat of Our Brows
September 13 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
In recognition of those enslaved and freed people who worked and lived at the Bratton plantation, descendants gather to tell their stories and honor their legacies. This year, we are focusing on recreation and resistance of free and enslaved persons during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Purchase tickets
here.
On-going Activities:
• Meet descendants, both Black and white, of the people who lived and worked on the Bratton family’s 19th-century cotton plantation
• Cotton ginning demonstrations
• Traditional African American foodways
• Clothing of Enslaved people and natural dyeing
• Children and family activities, including baseball and traditional toys & games
• Concessions will be available for purchase.
Timed Activities:
• Calling of the Names from Harriet Bratton’s 1865 Freedmen’s List (10:30 a.m.)
• Baseball Game (11 a.m. & 3 p.m.)
• Historic Brattonsville Site Tour (Noon)
• Special Descendants’ Presentation: “Lineage and Legacy: Conversations Across Generations” (1 p.m.)
• Enslaved Ancestral Burial Ground Tour (2 p.m.)