Winter Talks at Oatlands | Feb 8

Trafficked to Louisiana: The Untold Story of the People Enslaved at Oak Hill Saturday

February 8, at 1pm  Flyer

In 1838, 40 men, women and children were sold from President Monroe’s Oak Hill plantation in Loudoun County. They were trafficked south, along the coast, and up the Mississippi River to Iberville Parish to work on a sugar plantation called Alhambra. Emily Stanfill’s research led her across multiple states and through thousands of documents as she learned the fate of Oak Hill’s enslaved community. Join us on February 8 th as Emily shares her research story and what she has uncovered about the Bakers, Gantts, Harrises, Berrymans, and others.

The program is free and open to the public. Advance reservations are not required.