Grant allows insight into Jackson's slaves
Archaeologists at The Hermitage can catalog nearly a million artifacts from the plantation's slaves after a $285,000 grant was awarded to the historic museum Monday.
The grant, one of 149 awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, will allow archeologists to document and re-analyze some 800,000 slave artifacts that have been found on the property since excavations began in 1970.
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The grant, one of 149 awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, will allow archeologists to document and re-analyze some 800,000 slave artifacts that have been found on the property since excavations began in 1970.