Answering the Hard Questions
“Why did some slaves want to pass for white when they were freed,” one tourist asked, while another asked, “Why did Jefferson own slaves and write that all men are created equal?” These are all questions that Nash hears nowadays, which creates an open dialogue about racism and slavery back in the times. “Working in the fields was not a happy time. There were long days on the plantation,” he explained. “Enslaved people worked from sunup to sundown six days a week. There was no such thing as a good slave owner.”