Beste George Washingtons Mount Vernon Podcasts (2024)

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NOW AVAILABLE: Leadership and Legacy: Conversations at the George Washington Library 1:20

1M ago1:20

1:20

New from the Washington Presidential Library, Leadership and Legacy invites prominent leaders and historians to reflect on their growth, challenges, and innovative approaches that made them the leaders that they are today, as well as how these questions can be informed by the past — in particular the lessons and legacy of George Washington. Learn m…

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NOW AVAILABLE: Inventing the Presidency 1:49

9M ago1:49

1:49

Now Available on all platforms! In this new podcast from the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon, we'll explore George Washington as both President and precedent. From the very origins of the US presidency at the Constitutional Convention to Washington’s final warnings in his Farewell Address, we will break down how one man shape…

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Intertwined Stories: What We Leave Behind... 15:48

2+ y ago15:48

15:48

In Intertwined Stories, we’re taking a deeper dive into the history behind the podcast Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon by bringing you extended versions of some of the interviews with the series' contributors. The Quander Family can trace its roots in Virginia and Maryland back to the early seventeenth centur…

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Intertwined Stories: Martha Washington's Mount Vernon 17:53

2+ y ago17:53

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In Intertwined Stories, we’re taking a deeper dive into the history behind the podcast Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon by bringing you extended versions of some of the interviews with the series' contributors. Mount Vernon was as much Martha Washington’s home as it was George Washington’s. It was Martha’s wea…

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Intertwined Stories: Rediscovering Families 18:35

2+ y ago18:35

18:35

In Intertwined Stories, we’re taking a deeper dive into the history behind the podcast Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon by bringing you extended versions of some of the interviews with the series' contributors. As a child, Ann Chinn didn’t understand her family’s connection to Mount Vernon, the Washingtons, or…

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Intertwined Stories: The Origins of Slavery in Virginia 19:49

2+ y ago19:49

19:49

In Intertwined Stories, we’re taking a deeper dive into the history behind the podcast Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon by bringing you extended versions of some of the interviews with the series' contributors. The origins of Mount Vernon’s enslaved community are linked directly to the early history of slavery…

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Intertwined Stories: Living and Laboring 17:18

2+ y ago17:18

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In Intertwined Stories, we’re taking a deeper dive into the history behind the podcast Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon by bringing you extended versions of some of the interviews with the series' contributors. Labor dictated life for enslaved communities at Mount Vernon and beyond. And yet despite their ensla…

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Intertwined Stories: How Historians History 29:45

2+ y ago29:45

29:45

In Intertwined Stories, we’re taking a deeper dive into the history behind the podcast Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon by bringing you extended versions of some of the interviews with the series' contributors. Historians are in constant conversation with each other about the past. As we uncover evidence, ask …

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Intertwined Stories: Dividing Families 23:41

2+ y ago23:41

23:41

In Intertwined Stories, we’re taking a deeper dive into the history behind the podcast Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon by bringing you extended versions of some of the interviews with the series' contributors. In Episode 6 of Intertwined, we began to explore what happened to the enslaved community after Janua…

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Intertwined Stories: Landscapes of Meaning 21:34

2+ y ago21:34

21:34

In Intertwined Stories, we’re taking a deeper dive into the history behind the podcast Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon by bringing you extended versions of some of the interviews with the series' contributors. Throughout Intertwined, archaeological research helped us uncover the lives of Kate, Doll, Frank Lee…

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Intertwined Stories: Finding Hercules Posey 18:40

3y ago18:40

18:40

In Intertwined Stories, we’re taking a deeper dive into the history behind the podcast Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon by bringing you extended versions of some of the interviews with the series' contributors. In Episode 5 of Intertwined we encountered Hercules Posey, a man enslaved by the Washingtons, worked…

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Intertwined: The Soundtrack 43:00

3y ago43:00

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Intertwined is a story about the entangled lives of Mount Vernon’s enslaved community, the Washington Family, and the legacies of slavery at the historic plantation today. The stories we tell in the series are stories of a shared past that continues to shape us all. Music was an essential part of life in eighteenth-century America. It remains so ou…

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Episode 8: Legacies 1:02:12

3y ago1:02:12

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Episode 8: "Legacies" Interpreting slavery at Mount Vernon was not part of the mission of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association when the organization purchased the estate in the mid-nineteenth century. Over time, however, investigating the people enslaved at Mount Vernon and educating the public about their lives and legacies has become central to t…

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Episode 7: Preserving 54:20

3y ago54:20

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Episode 7: “Preserving” Edmund Parker never knew George and Martha Washington, but he knew Mount Vernon and the Washington Family very well. Parker was one of the many enslaved people who labored on the plantation in the nineteenth century after the Washingtons’ deaths. Later, as a free man, Parker was among Mount Vernon’s first interpreters when t…

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Episode 6: Leaving 53:53

3y ago53:53

53:53

Episode 6: “Leaving” Nancy Carter Quander was just a child when George Washington died in December 1799, but his death changed her life forever. Washington’s decision to emancipate his enslaved people in his will had consequences for Mount Vernon’s enslaved community and their descendants that persist into our own time. In this episode, we look at …

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Episode 5: Resisting 1:00:50

3y ago1:00:50

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Episode 5: “Resisting” In May 1796, Ona Judge self-emancipated by fleeing from President George Washington’s Philadelphia home. Her escape was just one example of the many ways that Mount Vernon’s enslaved community resisted their bondage. Some acts were subtle and easy to miss, others were much more dramatic, regardless the threat of punishment wa…

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Episode 4: Living 39:54

3y ago39:54

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Episode 4: “Living” Kate, her husband Will, and their children lived and worked on Muddy Hole Farm. When her family suffered a tragedy, they drew strength from the kinship ties and friendships they shared with other members of Mount Vernon’s enslaved community. In this episode, we examine daily life, culture, and religious practices of the enslaved…

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Episode 3: Revolutions 44:24

3y ago44:24

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Episode 3: “Revolutions” William Lee was George Washington’s trusted enslaved valet. For over two decades, he attended Washington from early morning until nightfall. In times of peace and war, Lee rode with Washington through Mount Vernon’s fields, out to his western lands, and into battle against the British. In this episode, we follow Lee’s journ…

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Episode 1: Passages 41:02

3y ago41:02

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Episode 1: “Passages” Sambo Anderson was just a boy when he was captured in West Africa, survived the Middle Passage, and purchased by an ambitious George Washington sometime in the late 1760s. During his years of enslavement at Mount Vernon, Anderson became a carpenter, a husband, and a father. In this episode, we tell the story of Anderson’s life…

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Episode 2: Laboring 36:18

3y ago36:18

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Episode 2: “Laboring” As an overseer, Davy Gray was entrusted by George Washington with the management of the enslaved laborers on Dogue Run Farm. His weekly reports to Washington revealed progress toward Washington’s goal of transforming Mount Vernon into a model of British agriculture. But Gray was also enslaved, just like the men, women, and chi…

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Introducing Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon 1:21

3y ago1:21

1:21

Intertwined tells the story of the more than 577 people enslaved by George and Martha Washington at Mount Vernon. Told through the biographies of Sambo Anderson, Davy Gray, William Lee, Kate, Ona Judge, Nancy Carter Quander, Edmund Parker, Caroline Branham, and the Washingtons, this eight-part podcast series explores the lives and labors of Mount V…

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George Washingtons Mount Vernon Podcasts

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Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon

George Washington's Mount Vernon

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NOW AVAILABLE: Leadership and Legacy: Conversations at the George Washington Library 1:20

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NOW AVAILABLE: Inventing the Presidency 1:49

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Intertwined Stories: What We Leave Behind... 15:48

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Intertwined Stories: Martha Washington's Mount Vernon 17:53

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Intertwined Stories: Rediscovering Families 18:35

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Intertwined Stories: The Origins of Slavery in Virginia 19:49

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Intertwined Stories: Living and Laboring 17:18

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Intertwined Stories: How Historians History 29:45

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Intertwined Stories: Dividing Families 23:41

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Intertwined Stories: Landscapes of Meaning 21:34

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Intertwined Stories: Finding Hercules Posey 18:40

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Intertwined: The Soundtrack 43:00

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Episode 8: Legacies 1:02:12

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Episode 7: Preserving 54:20

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Episode 6: Leaving 53:53

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Episode 5: Resisting 1:00:50

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Episode 4: Living 39:54

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Episode 3: Revolutions 44:24

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Episode 1: Passages 41:02

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Episode 2: Laboring 36:18

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Introducing Intertwined: The Enslaved Community at George Washington’s Mount Vernon 1:21

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