Craft Enterprise and the Harriet Tubman Home

Autor:	Douglas V. Armstrong, Alan Armstrong
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Craft Archeology History Engineering American history business.industry Anthropology Brick kiln Social history Operations management business Archival research Visual arts
Zdroj:	Journal of African Diaspora Archaeology and Heritage. 1:41-78
ISSN:	2161-9468 2161-9441
Popis:	Archaeological research at the Harriet Tubman Home in New York uncovered the importance of bricks and brickmaking to the social history concerning Tubman and the local African-American community. The remains of a brick kiln were recovered on the property and local bricks were used by African-American laborers to construct Tubman's house. The recovery of a strong archaeological footprint related to brickmaking led to archival research that links Tubman, her husband Nelson Davis, and the local African-American community to this craft enterprise. While historical accounts have focused on the property in terms of Tubman as an icon in American history, and the home for the aged that she established, explorations focusing on brickmaking enterprises provide insights into previously unexplored dimensions of her life, investments, and community accomplishments.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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