Date Thesis Awarded
5-2021
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Open Access
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
History
Advisor
Jody Allen
Committee Members
Julie Richter
Sara Bon-Harper
Abstract
This paper focuses on the intersection of slavery and public history in the present day, specifically researching how the Tyler family perpetuated slavery and the Lost Cause and the enslaved people at Sherwood Forest Plantation as a microhistory.
Recommended Citation
Jackson, Meredith, "The Enslaved People and the Tylers Too: Why It Is Imperative to Discuss Slavery in Public History" (2021). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 1684.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/1684
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