Saving Slave Houses Project
2017-10-08T18:00:33-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/57e/20171008180315003_hd.jpgPreservationist Jobie Hill gave a tour of the Brandon Plantation in southern Virginia and talked about her Saving Slave Houses project and the work of Trimble Inc. to create laser scans of the plantation. Since 2011, Ms. Hill has been compiling a database of former slave dwellngs in the United States. Her interdisciplinary work includes architectural documentation, photography, interpretation, and preservation of slave history.
Preservationist Jobie Hill gave a tour of the Brandon Plantation in southern Virginia and talked about her Saving Slave Houses project and… read more
Preservationist Jobie Hill gave a tour of the Brandon Plantation in southern Virginia and talked about her Saving Slave Houses project and the work of Trimble Inc. to create laser scans of the plantation. Since 2011, Ms. Hill has been compiling a database of former slave dwellngs in the United States. Her interdisciplinary work includes architectural documentation, photography, interpretation, and preservation of slave history. close
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