Description:
In Belvoir: An Archaeology of Maryland Slavery, Julie M. Schablitsky excavates more than just artifacts; she uncovers stories of survival, resistance, and restoration of enslaved African Americans who lived and worked at Belvoir during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Through archaeological discovery and collaboration with descendant communities, Schablitsky reshapes how we remember slavery in America and offers a model for ethical archaeology rooted in justice and care.
Review Quotes:
"Belvoir is very well organized and well written. Books that do a deep dive into specific sites are always welcome. They are particularly important if they are accessible to the general reader as well as to archaeologists. Both of these audiences will enjoy this book."--Barbara J. Little, author of Bending Archaeology toward Social Justice: Transformational Action for Positive Peace
"This is a must-read book. It illustrates historical archaeology at its finest and is a tour-de-force of fieldwork techniques and interpretations."--Richard Veit, coeditor of Archaeologies of African American Life in the Upper Mid-Atlantic
"In a time when the history of slavery in America is being denied, covered up and shamefully erased, it is important for books like this to be published. It is not to shame anyone or point fingers and appoint blame, but to give an accurate account of the lives of people who were unwillingly brought to these shores to build and maintain the lives of their enslavers."--Wanda Watts, Baltimore City