Middleton Place Foundation

ENSLAVEMENT AT MIDDLETON PLACE: SHARING A MORE COMPLETE AMERICAN STORY [FOR DECADES, MIDDLETON PLACE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN TELLING THE STORIES OF THE AFRICANS, AFRICAN AMERICANS, AND EUROPEANS WHO LIVED AND WORKED AT MIDDLETON PLACE FOR OVER THREE CENTURIES. A PIONEER IN THE INTERPRETATION OF SLAVERY, THE FOUNDATION IS CONSTANTLY UNDERTAKING NEW INITIATIVES THAT ALLOW AUDIENCES TO EXPLORE AND EXAMINE THEMES TO INSPIRE A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF OURSELVES AND EACH OTHER THROUGH OUR SHARED AMERICAN HISTORY. THIS PROJECT WILL ENGAGE THE DESCENDANT COMMUNITY IN STRENGTHENING THE ONGOING SLAVERY INTERPRETATION IN TWO EXISTING PERMANENT EXHIBITS ? ELIZA?S HOUSE AND THE STABLEYARDS. THE PROJECT, WHICH WAS PUT ON HOLD DUE TO FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS AS A RESULT OF THE PANDEMIC, WILL PROVIDE THE PUBLIC THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXAMINE A MORE COMPLETE STORY OF OUR COMPLEX AMERICAN HISTORY WITH THE HOPE TO CREATE EMPATHY AND BUILD A MORE INCLUSIVE SOCIETY.] [PURPOSE:? PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF UPDATES TO TWO PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS AT MIDDLETON PLACE: ?ELIZA?S HOUSE? AND THE ?STABLEYARDS.?   ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: ARCHIVAL RESEARCH, EXHIBITION DESIGN, AND INSTALLATION FOR TWO PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS, AS WELL AS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PLAN TO EXPAND DIGITAL OFFERINGS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES:? IMPLEMENTED EXHIBITIONS AND SUPPORT OF FIVE STAFF MEMBERS AND THE CREATION OF A NEW POSITION TO LEAD THE PROJECT AND OVERSEE AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY INTERPRETATION ACROSS MIDDLETON PLACE.     INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: VISITORS TO MIDDLETON PLACE, RESIDENTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TOURISTS.   SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE RECIPIENT DOES NOT INTEND TO SUBAWARD FUNDS.]