Ask a slave at Mount Vernon

Actress Azie Mira Dungey worked at Mount Vernon, George Washington’s home portraying one of the Washingtons’ household slaves. She’s now created a web series based on some of the questions she was asked by tourists (some reasonable, some naïve, some bizarre). Here are the first two episodes:

Link: www.AskASlave.com

Mount Vernon, Washington’s home for the last half of his life, is a historic site located south of Alexandria VA and owned by a non-profit foundation. There’s more information on their website: www.mountvernon.org



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