By the Sweat of Our Brows
- Address:
- 1444 Brattonsville Rd, McConnells, SC 29726
- Phone:
- (803) 684-2327
- Presented By: Historic Brattonsville
- Dates: September 14, 2024
- Location: Historic Brattonsville
- Time: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
- Price: $8 for adults; $7 for seniors 60+; $5 for youth 4-17; free for members & 3 and younger
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about
Join the descendants of the Brattonsville enslaved community as they honor their ancestors’ continuing legacy. Descendant families will greet visitors, showcase memorabilia, and share stories. Staff and volunteers dressed in historic clothing will be demonstrating daily life and work skills common to the enslaved people. Concessions will be available for purchase.
On-Going Activities:
• Meet descendants, both Black and white, of the people who lived and worked on the Bratton family’s 19th century cotton plantation
• Traditional African American Foodways
• Blacksmithing
• Clothing of the Enslaved
• Children’s ActivitiesTimed Activities:
• Calling of the Names from Harriet Bratton’s 1865 Freedmen’s List (10:30 a.m.)
• Special Presentation by Brattonsville Descendants (11 a.m.)
• Historic Brattonsville Site Tour (Noon & 3 p.m.)
• Presentation about the Historic Preservation of Spaces Occupied by Enslaved People, led by Assistant Site Manager Joseph Mester (1 p.m.)
• Discussion Panel featuring Black and white descendants of the Bratton family and the Brattonsville enslaved community (2 p.m.)
• Running the Historic Cotton Gin (Every hour starting at 11 a.m. Final run at 3 p.m.)