Believe it or not, the tenant house -- that is, the former slave quarters -- is still standing at the Sharpton plantation. The current owner gave Rev. Sharpton an old horse shoe from the building, which is estimated to possibly be 200 years old.
Shortly after I took this shot, we all wandered off single file into the woods -- with all the camera folks doing the best they could to manage their equipment -- to the old slave cemetery. It's simply stone markers now -- no words, just markers. But I poked through the trees and brush and saw many of them. The owner estimates 40-60. Amazing.
I told Rev. Sharpton that Coleman wanted his story told. From the remarkable paper trail to all that's literally still standing, it seems to me that Coleman is practically shouting to be heard.
Comments (1)
This is awesome!
This is the part of the story I've been waiting for. I've been ignoring/avoiding all that other media hype stuff.
You are right. Coleman Sharpton has been calling out!
Peace,
"Guided by the Ancestors"
Posted by George Geder | March 9, 2007 4:40 PM
Posted on March 9, 2007 16:40