Slavery, Freedom & Grandmas House

Published: Oct. 17, 2018, 4 a.m.

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What if you found out that your grandmother\\u2019s house was going on display at a museum? The. Whole. House. That\\u2019s what happened to the Meggett sisters, who grew up visiting, eating, and playing at their grandma\\u2019s tiny cabin in South Carolina, unaware that it was originally built to house enslaved people. This time on Sidedoor, we explore the house's unique journey from slave cabin to\\xa0family\\xa0home to its latest incarnation as a centerpiece at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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