The Homeplace, 2000-2014

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3.0 Linear Feet
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The Homeplace documents the traditions and daily lives of African American communities in Kentucky's Inner Bluegrass region that were originally founded by freed slaves following the Civil War. As Hoskins states:

"Today many of the residents are descendants of the freed men and women who founded these hamlets. In some cases as many as six generations of a family have lived in succession on a "homeplace" in these communities. Some of these hamlets are prospering while the exisitence of others is tenuous."

The Homeplace documents events such as hog butchering; harvesting and drying tobacco; worship services at community churches; service group meetings, such as the Union Benevolent Society Lodge; creekside baptisms; and family reunions, meals, and gatherings. Each print has been assigned an RL ID and includes Hoskins' original title and caption.

Physical facet:
(250) 11x14" Silver Gelatin Prints in 5 flat boxes.

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