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Ben Franklin's world is a production of Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios.

If you think about your history class, sometimes for a lot of people people it was a class that they probably dreaded. But think

about this as that history class. I want to give people that opportunity to see history in that

encapsulated way through my eyes,

to know it should be something that should be remembered

and learned from.

Hello and welcome to episode 386.

Hello and welcome to episode 386 of Ben Franklin's world.

The podcast dedicated to helping you learn more about how the people and events

of our early American past have shaped the present day world we live in.

And I'm your host, Liz Kovart.

Today we have a special treat.

In honor of Juneteenth, my Innovation Studios colleague Ashley Bachnight, is going to lead us on an exploration of the Slave Dwelling Project.

The Slave Dwelling Project seeks to raise awareness about the existence of and the need to preserve slave dwellings and other structures that are significant to both the enslaved ancestors and to our complete understanding of early American and United States history.

Now Ashley is a historian who specializes in public history. She works in the

Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios as a digital content producer. Throughout her career, she has worked as a community

leader and consultant for various museums, historic

sites, and neighborhood history projects in the United States Southeast.

And among her research specialties is community outreach and the inclusivity of museums.

Now I think we're really going to enjoy this conversation.

In previous episodes we've explored different aspects of slavery and enslaved life within the United States.

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