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Homecoming of Somerset Place slaves gathers descendants
Dot Spruill Redford leads more than 2,000 descendants to Somerset Place in Washington County for a first of its kind reunion. The event taps into histories of 300 enslaved people, with drums, spirituals, and a sense of healing. Redford traces 1,600 names across 20 family lines, linking living relatives to the manor and fields.
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