14 Results for "slave work songs"

• Going to Work

  Explore the lives of Williamsburg's four female entrepreneurs in the 18th century. Learn how these women managed their businesses in Colonial America.

• A Survey of the Material Culture of Enslaved Black Women through Runaway Slave Advertisements

  The lives of enslaved women are often viewed through their enslavement, their work, and their suppression and violation within a slave society. They are often viewed as an amorphous group, nameless, faceless, unchanged over 200 years of slavery. Their individual stories obscured by neglect. Few stop to think about these …

• Performance: Music of Queen Anne's World

  The Jug Broke Theatre Co. explores tunes and songs that wove themselves through the fabric of this important transitional time in the early 18th century.

• Working in Harmony

  Harpsichord makers tell the instrument’s story through craftsmanship

• Making a Great Impression

  Colonial Williamsburg photographers at work

• Working Wood In The 18th Century

  January 23-26, 2025

• Reflections on ‘Created Equal’

  Based on the lives of enslaved people in the 18th century, Creating Equal focuses on the idea that "all men are created equal." Learn more about this program.

• Historic Trade: Farmer

  Engage with our farmers as they work throughout the year to grow food for the community and to prepare the grounds as needed for the seasons to come. The well-being of the entire colonial economy is dependent on these crops. This involves the growing and harvesting of tobacco, corn, wheat, flax, and cotton.

• ‘I Made This …’:

  The Work of Black American Artists and Artisans

• Tour: Black Artists and Artisans

  Enjoy a guided tour of the exhibit “'I made this': Works by Black Artists and Artisans."

• Historic Trade: Founder

  Visit the founders on the site of the Geddy family home. See skilled hands at work crafting bronze, brass, silver, and pewter into magnificent 18th-century-style items.

• ‘The Rhythm of Life’

  African American Music ensemble celebrates 40 years

• ‘We Have to Understand It All’

  Research has been — and continues to be — the cornerstone of the Foundation’s work

• To Make Ends Meet: Working Women in the 18th Century

  Explore the life of the working women in the 18th century. Learn how female participation in the workforce enabled America to become an economic superpower.