9/9/16 – Michael Webb – By The Sweat of Our Brows – Saturday, Sep. 10.
Come to Historic Brattonsville on Saturday, September 10, 2016 from 10:00 am til 4:00 pm for “By The Sweat of Our Brows”
Hear some of the stories of those enslaved African-Americans who once farmed and tilled the soil “from cans to cants” (sun up to sun down) on the Bratton plantation. You can hear riveting stories such as Sampson “Sam” Smith who was one of the enslaved African-Americans on the Bratton plantation. Where records of the Bratton’s show that on March 1838, Dr. John S. Bratton collected a debt owed to him by a Thomas Hyde Smith. However, instead of receiving cash, Dr. Bratton acquired “a slave named Sampson, of yellow color, about nineteen years of age.” This enslaved man known as Sam remained in Bratton ownership until after the Civil War. With freedom came the ability to take a surname – Sam took the name of Smith-probably from his previous owner.
The Seven Sacred Families will also be in attendance to share the day’s event and to tell their personal family stories. Powerful theatrical presentations, a church choir singing performance and hands-on activities will help guide visitors through the experience and history of Historic Brattonsville
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