William Norwood Holland

Norwood Holland grew in Gum Springs, attended Fisk University and Howard University School of Law. He's a writer and operates his own publishing imprint and tour guide business.

Dec. 20, 2021

Episode 8: Legacies

Episode 8: "Legacies" Interpreting slavery at Mount Vernon was not part of the mission of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association when the organization purchased the estate in the mid-nineteenth century. Over time, however, inv…

Guests: Jessie MacLeod , Lydia Mattice Brandt , Rebecca Baird , William Norwood Holland , Rohulamin Quander , Ann L. Chinn , Marcus P. Nevius, Ph.D. , Jason Boroughs , Scott Casper , Douglas Bradburn, Ph. D. , Don Francisco , Steve Hammond

Dec. 20, 2021

Episode 7: Preserving

Episode 7: “Preserving” Edmund Parker never knew George and Martha Washington, but he knew Mount Vernon and the Washington Family very well. Parker was one of the many enslaved people who labored on the plantation in the nin…

Guests: Lydia Mattice Brandt , Rebecca Baird , William Norwood Holland , Jason Boroughs , Thomas Reinhart , Scott Casper , Douglas Bradburn, Ph. D.

Dec. 13, 2021

Episode 6: Leaving

Episode 6: “Leaving” Nancy Carter Quander was just a child when George Washington died in December 1799, but his death changed her life forever. Washington’s decision to emancipate his enslaved people in his will had consequ…

Guests: Jessie MacLeod , Cassandra Good , Bruce Ragsdale , Mary V. Thompson , William Norwood Holland , Rohulamin Quander , Ann L. Chinn , Lynn Price Robbins , Scott Casper , Steve Hammond