Historical Brattonsville presents, “By the Sweat of our Brows” which is an award winning program that honors the African-American culture and heritage.
The descendants of the plantations enslaved are known collectively as the Seven Sacred Families that will come together to tell their story. The annual event offers house and cabin tours, demonstrations of traditional agricultural practices, and live gospel music. By the sweat of our brows, September 9th from 10 am to 4 pm.
Here you can view a list of their activities for the day!
Activities:
• Descendants of the enslaved at Brattonsville share their stories
• Reading of enslaved names
• Step inside an original cabin of the enslaved at Brattonsville
• Historic cooking in the brick kitchen and BBQ demo at the field slave cabin
• Cotton ginning
• Gold Hill Baptist Church Choir
• Enslaved toys and games
• US Colored Troops living history interpretation
• Researching family history discussion with Dr. Lisa Bratton...
• Portrait painting at the Col. Bratton house
• House tours of the Homestead
• Farm chores
• JD’s Wings and Things food truck
• Kenny Liles Fish Fry and More
ADMISSIONS: Adults, $8; Seniors, (60+) $7; Youth ages 4-17, $5; kids age 3 years and younger, free admission, admission for CHM members is free.
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