Tag Archives: 19th-century slave

Portraying A Slave: Re-Enacting A Family History | NBC News

Portraying A Slave: Re-Enacting A Family History | NBC News

Working as a historical re-enactor, Joseph Rogers’ passion is in bringing the past back to life, so that people can learn from it. His latest project is to give voice to James Apostle Fields, his ancestor and a 19th-century slave who escaped and became a legislator. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Watch more NBC video: http://bit.ly/MoreNBCNews NBC News …

Read More »