Slammin Joe: Beam Him Into a Class Near You
Slammin’ Joe was a ditcher. You know, a ditch-digging man, one of George Washington’s enslaved workers who dug holes wherever the General needed them around the estate. Doesn’t sound familiar? Then get to know Slammin’ Joe — a character based on one of the estate’s real-life, 18th-century enslaved persons — a little better via a Mount Vernon’s distance-learning program. In what can only be considered a miracle of the modern era, the 18th century is beamed into classrooms (libraries and assisted living homes too) via 21st-century technology. These 30-minute nuggets of drama and content allow Slammin’ Joe to share stories of his work and family life and then open the floor up for questions. Sound like something a classroom near you might like? See Mount Vernon’s distance learning page.
