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Celebrate Black History
Month at Mount Vernon
MOUNT VERNON, Va.- In observance of Black History Month, February 1 through 28, Mount Vernon will honor the slaves who lived and worked at George Washington’s estate with a daily 12 p.m. wreath laying at the Slave Memorial and detailed historic interpretation at the slave quarters.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day, historic interpreters will show visitors the slave quarters and discuss all aspects of slave life including the family life, diet, work, and resistance efforts of Mount Vernon’s slave community.
All Black Histoiy Month events are included in the regular admission price to the estate.
The daily wreath laying at the Slave Memorial remembers and recognizes slaves for their sacrifices, accomplishments and contributions.
Located approximately 50 yards southwest of George Washington’s tomb, the Slave Memorial is near the slave burial ground.
The burial ground was used as a cemetery for slaves and free blacks who worked for the Washington family during the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century.
The graves are unmarked, and the identities and numbers of those buried remain largely unknown.
The memorial, designed by Howard University architecture students in 1983, features a granite column atop three concentric circles, with the words “faith,” hope” and “love” engraved on the circles.
The inscription reads, “In the memory of the AfroAmericans who served as slaves at Mount Vernon.”
At the slave quarters visitors see a reconstruction of one housing unit based on available records and archaeological findings.
Visitors learn that this one room might have housed an entire extended family or male artisans whose wives and families may have lived on one of the outlying farms or another plantation.
Much of the documented information for this interpretation comes from Washington’s meticulous writings, including his diary and ledgers, as well as correspondence with his resident farm managers and plantation overseers.
Former slaves and their families also contributed to available information through their recollections and
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