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At Drayton Hall, this is one of the oldest African American cemeteries still in use; it dates to the 1790s. Here lie at least 40 people, with both marked and unmarked graves. It was dedicated as a memorial in 2010, and the wrought-iron arch was…

This display discusses the separation of space in the yard at the Nathaniel Russell House. A fence would have literally divided the formal pleasure garden from the rear utilitarian spaces.

Translation of the inscription:

[in triangle on top right] Association of Political Prisoners of the Stalinist Period 1939-1956.

[main text] The Political Prisoners of Stalinism Square
The name of [this] square has been dedicated to the memory…

This display is a continuation of the exhibit on the lives of the enslaved that began in the waiting area of the house. This is not part of the guided tour, however.

This project was funded by Bernard and Anne Spitzer Travel Fellowship for research projects involving travel abroad and incorporating the study of architecture, landscape architecture, or urbanism.

The yard would have been the main arena for the slaves of Nathaniel Russel. The "dependencies," or outbuildings where they lived and worked would have been located within this space.

This project was funded by Bernard and Anne Spitzer Travel Fellowship for research projects involving travel abroad and incorporating the study of architecture, landscape architecture, or urbanism.

Although the guided tour does not focus much, if at all, on slavery, the waiting area before the tour has a small exhibit about slave life in the Nathaniel Russel House, including this display.

This project was funded by Bernard and Anne Spitzer Travel Fellowship for research projects involving travel abroad and incorporating the study of architecture, landscape architecture, or urbanism.

Nathaniel Russell was a wealthy shipping merchant from Rhode Island, and participated in the slave trade both before and after the Revolution. This house is widely considered one the most important examples of neoclassical house design.