Explore the Randolph property, home to 27 enslaved people and the Randolph family. Learn more about the paradox of American slavery and how the household's enslaved members reaffirmed their humanity daily while surrounded by the calls for freedom and revolution by those who owned them. Explore some of the places where the enslaved people lived and worked on the property of the President of the First Continental Congress.
Other Experiences
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Good Stories about Great Stuff
Join a curator, conservator, educator, archaeologist, or historian to discover who created an object, who owned it, and how it ended up in the Colonial Williamsburg Collection.
Open to the Public
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God is My Rock
Gowan Pamphlet, an enslaved man and popular local preacher, offers his perspective on slavery, religion, and freedom.
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When Nancy Geddy on the Spinet Plays
The Governor's Musick delves into the life of a young woman in Williamsburg who studied music to elevate her societal position.