Life and Labor on a Provisioning Plantation: Slavery at Philipsburg Manor

An in-depth tour of the farm, mill, wharf, and manor house offers older students the opportunity to understand the ways in which slavery became instutionalized at Philipsburg Manor and in the colonial North, the multiple forms of resistance, and the movement that led to the abolition of slavery. Students examine numerous primary documents that illuminate the themes of the tour.

Admission: $6
Program length: 1 3/4 hours
Group limit: 60
Grades: 9-12