Last year, 200 years since the abolition of slave trade in the US celebrated. The 1807 law that influenced it was entitled, "The law prohibiting the importance of slavery to ports or places within the jurisdiction of the United States."
The dissolution declaration issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 (the Civil War was still 145 years ago,
Texas, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana (St. Bernard, Plaquemines, Jefferson, St. John, St. Charles, St. James, Ascension, Assumption, Terre Bonne, Lafourche, St. Mary, St. Martin, Orleans , Accomac, Northampton, Berkeley County, except for 48 counties designated as West Virginia State), Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia Elizabeth City, York, Princess Anne, Norfolk, Norfolk including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth), and the excluded part remain as it is as if this declaration was not issued.
Lincoln excluded areas under union control in order to avoid joining the borders into the union. The civil war that existed between the north-south slave-holders and the northern ally under the president of Abraham Lincoln was essentially beyond the right to hold slaves as property. In the Southern Province, it was known for extensive exploitation of slave labor and work of plants. Kentucky State was one such state.
In June 2006, part of the Summer Institute of Modern American Literature Research was led to a sightseeing tour of restored ruins of such a plantation and its slave houses and other accessory facilities. This farmhouse, along with its slave family, Farmington, reflects much of the appearance of the early 19th century.
As we walked through the wooden paved sidewalks to the green grass covered with carpets, we were able to get from Jefferson, 14 federal style houses patterned from the architectural plan drawn by President Thomas Thomas,
This farmhouse began in 1815 and was completed in 1816. Its construction included the majority of slaves that might have skilled artisans such as blacksmiths, carpenters, saw mowers, masons, etc.
I also realize that Abraham Lincoln, another former US president living here, is further enhancing my interest in exploring it.
The slave life here seemed to be the other big Kentucky plantation, as told by our guide. John Speed who came with his parents, brothers, sisters, family slaves and moved Michael from Virginia state in 1782. At the end of 1790, he was already working on salt water at Man Rick in the southern part of Jefferson County, but most of the employers were Africans employed by other slave owners.
By 1800, John Speed married Abby Lemaster and lived in Pond Creek, Jefferson County, Kentucky. Slave laborers and Mills' s Lick. John Speed married Lucy Gilmer Fry of Mercer County in 1808. Lucy's father Joshua Frey taught at Center College in Danville, Kentucky. Her mother's grandmother was Kentucky's early explorer and Dr. Thomas Walker, one of the young Thomas Jefferson's guardian.
By 1809 the speed was sufficiently accumulated from salt and he was able to purchase the land of Beargrass Creek including the site of Farmington which was completed around 1809. Using the master of Philadelphia and skilled slave craftsmen who purchased the large land of Beargrass Creek in early 1810 John Speed began to build a federal brick house in 14 rooms. This house with its octagonal side room is similar to some domestic designs by Thomas Jefferson. The name of Farmington is the name shared with Charlottesville, Virginia, Lucy's mother's aunt's house.
In the same year they were already transferred to this 550 acre estate cabin in Farmington.
In 1810 the speed is stated in the census report that it owns 10 slaves. Philip Thurston and her brother, Morocco, were given to John and Lucy Speed by the originally owned Fry family. After that, along with the establishment and development of Farmington Farm, the speed's slave ownership rapidly expanded from December 1811 to 1812 39, and further increased to 43 in 1813.
Speed supervised the continuation of the road from Louisville to Bardstown and oversaw the hands of the plantation and the work of Samuel Blouse. Completion of this road, so that in the war of 1812 the speed allowed soldiers to feed there and feed and give them clothes. During the civil war, Joshua and James Speed played an important role in maintaining the state of Kentucky in the Commonwealth. Joshua frequently went to Washington to help arrange weapons delivered to the Union patriots throughout the state. Because of this influence, Kentucky Governor Beriah Magoffin and Legislative Parliament (who was sympathetic to the Southern doctrine) could never scale towards retirement.
From completing the Farmington slave in 1816 to the death of the speed of 1840, 64 enslaved Africans worked there. Plantation cultivated hemp, which was mainly used to make rope and bag for cotton trade. When we visited the building, these replicas were seen. Corn, hay, apples, pork, vegetables, wheat, tobacco and dairy products were also produced on this farm. The slaves who worked in the field had the task of planting, harvesting and shipping products on the market. It was people who worked at rope walks and those who drove a wagon to help this.
Despite being consistently a pro-union, Speed saw slavery as an accepted lifestyle just like any other people in the community. Slave workers were regarded as essential for plantations' valuable projects. The benefits derived from Farmington's slave labor and the income to hire it have helped pay for luxury goods and educate children and other family's necessities.
The responsibility in the farm was divided between male and female slaves. Men mainly worked in adversity to harvest cannabis. This work required reaping marijuana, cutting the cannabis stem, carrying it and hitting it. Each person was asked to break 80-100 pounds a day with those who were paid for extra work and exceeded this. The women worked outside the house, squeezing the cows, taking them pasture and bringing heavy luggage of wood and water back home. The people of the house cooked and cleaned up. They lighted the fire, stitched clothes, fried butter, and carried out many other housework. Speed women said that employees are engaged in slave labor, depended on a necro slave, brought water and depended on themselves to get up and cross the room to get it It was.
James and Thomaspeed, the great nephew of John Speed and the author of the record and memory of the Speed family, in 1892, John Speed provided enough environment for Farmington black slaves. There are beds and bed clothes, chairs, tables, cooking utensils, as well as comfortable rooms and fire-laden wives. Slaves were also encouraged to cultivate patches of land for their own benefit, which they used to improve garments. Some of them were left to do special confidential work, including favorable Morocco and Rose, to exchange letters and messages, sell agricultural products in the Louisville market, transport children, etc. .
But in fact, Farmington's life was not rosy. There are many examples of resistance to enslavement. In 1823, Oxmoor's farm William C. Bullitt posted advertisements in local newspapers to capture the reckless family Ben Johnston hired from John Speed. In 1826, Speed advertised for the takeover of two experienced men, Charles Harrison and Frazier who ran away. Here is another advertisement that the Lewisville Public Advertiser of August 19, 1826 is just one example of advertisements published in Louisville's paper for runaway slaves.
John Speed died in 1840. It is reported that after death, Philip Speed posted a similar advertisement in 1851. Phillies Suston's granddaughter, Dinai Thompson, she and her mother, Diana Thompson Mary and Eliza can only capture speed in skiing as they were freely traversing the Ohio River.
When the speed runs out, 15-year-old slave Bartlett was suspected of lighting Farmington's cannabis factory, but James Speed sold it to WH. Pope & Co is deprived of state by $ 575,00. After the death of John Speed, 57 slaves were divided into a wife and a child. Some slave families have been separated so that each child is evenly distributed to real estate. Peach's husband, Peach, Speed, bought a certain area with the house in 1846.
It is reported that James Speed, known as a powerful liberals, expressed frequent anti - slavery emotions in 1863 interviews and many public opportunities. So it was not surprising that in the early 1850's he was no longer a slave owner. Later, by 1865 its property has completely disappeared from the hands of the family.
Before the war, part of the family of speed released slaves. According to the court documents, on the same day in 1845, Lucy G. Speed, the widow of John, and their daughter Lucy F. Breckinridge sank Rose, Sally, and her son Harrod's three slaves . Other families such as Son J. Smith, Joshua, Philippe, Daughter Mary, Eliza, released slaves from 1863 to 1865.
This rich and interesting history is restored to the flood of visitors to Farmington House by restoring and preserving it, brochures that record guides, movies, books, photo graphs and relics exhibits, history facts ,is spreading.
It is said that Farmington was opened to the public as a museum in 1957. But since that time refurbishment and reinterpretation were done. The present presentation is based on extensive reinterpretation and restoration completed in 2002 to reflect the life of the Speed family in the 1840 's.
In this house, original paint color, historical wallpaper, carpet backed by walls and floor are restored newly, furniture of Kentucky State and other antique furniture are put. It is completely painted both inside and outside, so as to keep the original bright blue, yellow, pink color. Interior woodwork, each room fireplace, brass work are all original, many of the very large window windows remain in excellent condition. In Kentucky there is no federal architecture of icons that are more elegant. The impressive features of Jeffersonia include two octagonal chambers embedded in the center, adventurously steep narrow hidden staircases, fan lights between the front hall and the rear hall. Exquisite reed entrances, sculptured mantle and marble baseboard add special elegance to its interior. In the early 19th century gardens there are stone springs, barns, kitchens, kitchens, blacksmiths, museum stores, renovated carriage houses and so on.
When we visited the whole house, we came to the basement. There, it was said that Abraham Lincoln stayed here during his stay. We were showing a lot of items that are witnesses living during our stay. We knew that we were colleagues at that historic moment. In August 1841, Lincoln visited Joshua Speed and Farmington from Illinois. They have got acquainted with each other and have built close friendships over the past four years when they shared their living quarters. Through Joshua, Lincoln, a young lawyer, began expanding his social and political circle. By the time of the visit, however, Lincoln, who is making a stir, broke off a relationship with a bright, attractive young woman, Mary Todd. He even decided to oppose running for re - election. So when Joshua invited him over Abu, he welcomed it as a way to ease despair.
Lincoln's three weeks in Farmington proved to be truly restorative. He was welcomed warmly, because he was close to speed. Here he borrowed a journal of Joshu's brother Joshu who made a long walk with his friend Joshua and later became the attorney general of Lincoln's last cabinet. Recently died Mrs. Speed gave Lincoln the Bible and consulted to read regularly.
Lincoln is a company that felt speedy women enjoyed because John Speed judge showed progressive views on women's education and girls encouraged studying hard. He found a family whose speeds like music, literature, and conversation, generally educated and cultured. They loved music very much and sponsored bohemian composer Anton Phillip Heinrich for several years. While living in Farmington he created a number of his famous works that appeared in his collection, the dawn of music in Kentucky. Heinrich, later called American Beethoven, was the first professional composer. He had no doubt about Mary, John Speed's eldest daughter, who was a skilled pianist and composer.
Farmington was important for Lincoln, probably because he was the first slave plantation he visited. So when I wrote back to Joshua 's sister, Mary in September 1841, following the departure from Louisville, he said that he was an observation of the first known book of slavery. Lincoln shook on the verge of slavery and slavery being packed and resold. His fear of slavery never left us and slavery was perhaps a solid subject for years.
Farmington is just one of many buildings related to slavery, it is one of the preserved buildings, many of them go to the museum and want to visit very much. I will confine myself to people in Africa and it will be feasible for me to visit. By visiting Goa Island in July 2007, just one year after visiting Farmington,
This notorious Goa Island shaped like the continent of Africa was the last view of Africa seen by captured men and women caught in slavery in the Americas and the Caribbean. Through cruise to the island we visited the slaves and forts used for slave trade, visited the return door and the museum and learned about the island past through the lecture by curator Joseph N & # Diaye. After that, we enjoyed lunch at the island restaurant and returned to Dakar.
St. George's Castle in Elmina, one of several former slave forts on the Atlantic coast of Ghana, is a very popular destination for African Americans and pilgrims from all over the world. Punishment cells. There are traumatic points that can endure even a slave auction room that houses a small museum.
Cape Coast Castle and museum are separate. Cape Coast Castle also played an important role in slave trade such as Slave Dungeon, Para Vale Hall, British Governor's Grave. The castle was home to British colonial rule for almost 200 years. The museum currently houses objects in the surrounding area, including artifacts used during slave trade. A useful video often introduces a slave trade business that shows how it was implemented.
In Ghana 's Gold Coast, there are actually old fortresses used by European power during slave trade. Some of them became fortresses such as guest houses and Fort Amsterdam in Abanze. .
Salaga in the northern part of Ghana was the site of the main slave market with its premises. Decorate the slave wells used to wash slavers at good price. And the huge cemeteries where the dead slaves rested were all preserved as relics for visit.
Goree Island (Ile de Goree) is the first destination for those interested in the history of the transatlantic slave trade in Senegal.
There is Maison des Esclaves (House of Slaves) which the Dutchman built as a slave's holding place in 1776. It was guided through the basement where the slaves were held, they were sold and shipped.
Portuguese was established as a post of major Polish slave trade in the 17th century Porto Novo, the capital of Benault, was our own fortified fortress war in Bansu Island of Sierra Leone before collapse.
Ouidh (west of Coutonou) is the place where slaves captured in Togo and Benin spend their last nights before getting on a transatlantic journey. There is a historical museum (museum museum) that conveys the story of slave trade.
Route des Esclaves is a 2.5 mile (4 kilometer) road on which fetish and statues with slaves finally getting off the coast and slave ships line up. An important monument was built in the last village of this road. This was "a place without a return home".
Albreda, who was an important slave post for French people, is also a slave museum.
James Island was used to deposit slaves for several weeks before being shipped to other ports in West Africa. The dungeon where the slave was executed was still left.
Includes Nigerian Gberefu Island and Badagry. Arochukwu of Nigeria; it is the Atlantic coast of Guinea.
