Why Is His SLAVE Buried Next To President ANDREW JACKSON At The Hermitage?

[@readingisfundamental58]

The problem is the mindset of many. The human being buried next to the deceased president is NOT "his". That human being does not "belong" to anyone, except God. That's a "man's inhumanity to man", designation.

[@WVgrl59]

I agree. ❤️

[@anthonyflemming1096]

Exactly

[@JohnThreeSixteen7373]

Thank you!! They were enslaved people, not slaves. To reduce a human to just calling them “a slave” bothers me. And, I do not use the term “slave master”, they were enslavers. Words have great meaning when they are used in the proper context.

[@ladytaylor4299]

Fact ❤️

[@henrywhite8675]

Facts. And note Head stone reads "Uncle Alfred" not Alfred Jackson "LOYAL servant" very much akin to "loyal dog"

[@greenbyrd3665]

If Mr. Alfred was born in 1803, he would have been 62 years old when the Civi War ended. Enslaved for 62 years. Unfathomable to me. I can kind of understand why he chose to stay on in the only place he had ever called home. Rest his soul.

[@AntiMasonic93]

Alfred probably chose to remain a slave rather than be free. Times were different then. People's line of thinking was different.

[@sjmdat]

Where would he go? Men were not truly free after slavery.

[@greenbyrd3665]

@@sjmdat That’s what I’m thinking. He chose to stay with the life he knew. Fear of the unknown is very powerful.

[@auntieshugah9330]

I understand why he chose to stay.

[@oldgordo61]

Most former slaves chose to stay on thier former owners' property I suppose it was more preferable for them to do so than traveling a long way and difficult way to unknown and uncertain destinations. Some slave owners gave or rented out portions of land to thier former slaves after emancipation.

[@TruthAndLight4995]

Poor Alfred. Worked for free for years, then paid his enslaver rent. 😥

[@intricatelytangled]

E X A C T L Y ! ! Same thing I was thinking.

[@veronicacrawford7582]

Right I also heard that piece of info in the video. Unbelievable 😥

[@LionIron447]

Slaves were forced to build, an enormous amount of wealth for their "masters" and this country, for free almost 500 years..... Still waiting for that money.

[@hustlaus]

That is some sick irony.

[@dawnmills5567]

They will ALL rot in hell, be it a hundred years ago or a day ago, whether they erase it, recycle it, or retell over and over again, it was done and is still being done and NO Sin undertaken by a human will go unpunished, but everything has a time.

[@cherriledbetter1120]

I was a part of the volunteers that helped the archeologists that were researching where the slave dwellings use to be before they were destroyed on the Jackson hermitage . We saw evidence that the slaves were poorly feed on the Jackson hermitage as we saw evidence that they would hunt and eat turtles. Sad thinking of what people had to do to survive.

[@savinghistory642]

What a simp you are. Do you not realize turtle soup was and is a delicacy? People enjoy it today. We also hunt and eat rattlesnakes. Do you know the average field hand ate 20,000 calories a day? They did not include in their propaganda, I guess. Why was the slave buried next to President Jackson? Maybe they were friends? Maybe they even worked together to make decisions and President Jackson valued his opinion. Who saw to the farm when President Jackson was away? Horror of horrors-a slave? Or a man Jackson respected and trusted? Or is that not possible in your hate filled world? I mean, how would he beat himself every night and do the raping that was necessary. Ever had venison-or as we call it down here-deer meat? We make gelatin broth out of pigs feet and neckbones then take bones out and add vegetables and Eat it. I guess you would consider that poorly fed but it what we know and like. Enjoy your superior feeling of adding your 2 cents in about what people ate 150 years ago. Everyone ate the food that was available at the time. They grew most of what they ate, hunted and they all ate the same things. And the cabins were not destroyed but fell from neglect. Are you as sad about the homeless veterans who are starving and freezing right now while illegal immigrants are living it up in 4 star hotels for free? Take your woke crap and go to Starbucks and use it to get a free coffee. Oh wait, they will not honor it because it is WORTHLESS.

[@brillionairestatus]

Yea he won’t reply to this one 😂 & did u notice how they didn’t have “real” photos of “Andrew Jackson” & his wife ( illustrations) but the “slave” Alfred had a real photo…& was a business man….

[@genepearson1231]

Poor white people ate turtles too.Also picked cotton and ate what ever they grew cought or hunted

[@savinghistory642]

@@genepearson1231 Honey, hush. They want to have their little temper tantrum about something of which they know nothing. After I am gone, I hope they get their utopia. I know what it looks like and want no part of it.

[@janina8559]

@@brillionairestatus because cameras weren’t around back then!

[@michaelwilcox5168]

It wasn’t his SLAVE. He was a man with his own life that was kidnapped and forced into bondage.

[@bettyallred8883]

That happened quite often back then.

[@oldgordo61]

More likely born into bondage than kidnapped. Though slavery continued until 1865 in the american south. the Atlantic slave trade was abolished by the british in 1808.

[@dirkdillary4925]

@@oldgordo61 I do find that interesting! Yet, Georgia and most of the South had Negros in Congress and General Assemblies during the 1860s-1890. Georgia had a Colored/Negro Senator in 1870 (Jefferson Hamilton Long) ( Republican). You had the Original 33 in Camilla, Ga. Who were the original 33 Colored/Negro Republicans elected to the Georgia Assembly in 1868. Mississippi had a Colored/Negro Senator (Hiram R Revel) (Republican) in 1870. As well as Alabama, Florida, & South Carolina. Also, the all Colored/Negro city of Wilmington, NC was thriving heavily before it was overthrown in a coup in 1898 (VOX has a video about it on KZbin titled “When White Supremacy Overthrew A Government”. Texas Republican Party was founded by 150 Negros and just 20 Anglo Saxons in 1867. Doesn’t match what we were taught. Also, the Immigrants from European, North African and Asian nations only arrived in the mid 1800s through the 1920s (30 to 40+ Million through Ellis Island and six other ports of entry). This timeframe this up perfectly with the massacres/burnings/drowning of Negro towns and cities in the mid 1800s through the 1930s kind of like a coup of a Nation just as Wilmington, NC 1898. We were taught that the “Union Soldiers” were the good guys but when you research the “Devils PunchBowl” Natchez, MS 1865, you see that Union Soldiers corralled 100k Free Negros (Men,Women,Children) and locked them into a concrete wall concentration camp and worked and starved them to death. “The Union Army did not allow them to remove the bodies from the camp,” Westbrook explained. “They just gave ’em shovels and said bury ’em where they drop.” Now ask yourself, How could 100K+ so called slaves converge onto one city? In Mississippi of all places? Did they have cell phones, Twitter, or Instagram?🤦🏾‍♂️ The city of Natchez was most likely already their city and those houses and the luxuries in Natchez were theirs. I would highly suggest researching all of the Massacres below and with what you know now with regards to the Negros Republicans in running the Republican Party during the 1800s, I would take a lot of the slave narrative with a grain of salt and look at thing from what seems to be a military coup. Colored/Negro Led Republican Cities Massacred! WILMINGTON, NC Massacre of 1898 CAMILLA, GA MASSACRE 1868 COLFAX, LA MASSACRE 1873 THE SOUTH CAROLINA CIVIL DISTURBANCES OF 1876 HAMBURG, SC MASSACRE 1876 NEW ORLEANS MASSACRE OF 1866 CLINTON, MS MASSACRE 1875 EUTAW, AL MASSACRE 1870 St. Bernard Parish, LA Massacre 1868 Opelousas, LA Massacre 1868 Kirk-Holden war 1868 Meridian, MS Massacre 1871 Vicksburg, MS Massacre 1874 Coushatta Massacre 1874 Clinton, MS Massacre 1875 Hamburg, SC Massacre 1876 Ellenton Massacre 1875 (Aiken,SC) Red Summers (1919) Cincinnati riots of 1829 Cincinnati riots of 1841 Atlanta Massacre of 1906 New York anti-abolitionist riots (1834) Snow Riot Washington, DC 1835 Cincinnati Massacre of 1836 Detroit, MI Massacre of 1863 New York City draft riots 1863 Memphis, TN Massacre 1866 Thibodaux, LA Massacre 1876 Phoenix Election Riot 1898 (Greenwood County, SC) Newburg, NY Race Riot 1899 Sour Lake, TX Massacre 1903 Argent Race Riots 1906 (Little Rock, AR) Springfield, IL Massacre 1908 Slocum, TX Massacre 1910 Lynching and Racial Expulsion Forsyth, GA 1912 East St. Louis, IL Massacres 1917 Ocoee, FL Massacre 1920 Tulsa, OK Massacre 1921 Rosewood, FL Massacre 1923 Blanford, Indiana Massacre 1923 Submerged Towns: In Alabama you have the all Colored/Negro towns of Benson, Kowaliga, Sousana that we were told were established in the late 1800s were all submerged under Lake Martin. Henry and McKee Islands, AL are submerged under Lake Guntersville. In Georgia you have the all black town of Oscarville that is submerged under Lake Lanier. Redford, MT - Submerged Under Lake Koocanusa - Nagos, MT - Submerged Under Lake Koocanusa Dansbury CT - City of Jerusalem The Great Flood Of Mississippi 1927 Free Negros were placed in RED CROSS CONCENTRATION CAMPS!! Yale University wrote an article about it you can look up titled “THE RED CROSS IS NOT ALL RIGHT!” HERBERT HOOVER’S CONCENTRATION CAMP COVER-UP IN THE 1927 MISSISSIPPI FLOOD!!

[@greenhouse2645]

Caucasian's are Edomite's, and this is their judgment: Obadiah 1:18 [18] And the house of Jacob shall be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour them; and there shall not be ANY REMAINING of the house of Esau; for the LORD hath spoken it. EXTERMINATION

[@lolawalsh9187]

So it's a bad title. Still Alfred Jackson want to buried by Jackson

[@pamfurdo4173]

I visited The Hermitage back in the late 1960's. I was really amazed at this site. I loved the home and seeing the buildings the slaves lived.

[@LoganCharlesII]

I really appreciate this video. Even though I'm black, I like to visit these old plantations because I enjoy learning about history. When I visited Nashville, I went to the Belle Meade plantation and another one in Franklin, TN.

[@dirkdillary4925]

FYI, Here is some history you should study! If the American Colored/Negro were Slaves how on earth were the Colored/Negros running the Republican Party in Congress in the South during the 1800s before being massacred by the incoming immigrants in the mid to late 1800s. Georgia and most of the South had Negros in Congress and General Assemblies during the 1860s-1890. Georgia had a Colored/Negro Senator in 1870 (Jefferson Hamilton Long) ( Republican). You had the Original 33 in Camilla, Ga. Who were the original 33 Colored/Negro Republicans elected to the Georgia Assembly in 1868. Mississippi had a Colored/Negro Senator (Hiram R Revel) (Republican) in 1870. As well as Alabama, Florida, & South Carolina. Also, the all Colored/Negro city of Wilmington, NC was thriving heavily before it was overthrown in a coup in 1898 (VOX has a video about it on KZbin titled “When White Supremacy Overthrew A Government”. Texas Republican Party was founded by 150 Negros and just 20 Anglo Saxons in 1867. Doesn’t match what we were taught. Also, the Immigrants from European, North African and Asian nations only arrived in the mid 1800s through the 1920s (30 to 40+ Million through Ellis Island and six other ports of entry). This timeframe this up perfectly with the massacres/burnings/drowning of Negro towns and cities in the mid 1800s through the 1930s kind of like a coup of a Nation just as Wilmington, NC 1898. We were taught that the “Union Soldiers” were the good guys but when you research the “Devils PunchBowl” Natchez, MS 1865, you see that Union Soldiers corralled 100k Free Negros (Men,Women,Children) and locked them into a concrete wall concentration camp and worked and starved them to death. “The Union Army did not allow them to remove the bodies from the camp,” Westbrook explained. “They just gave ’em shovels and said bury ’em where they drop.” Now ask yourself, How could 100K+ so called slaves converge onto one city? In Mississippi of all places? Did they have cell phones, Twitter, or Instagram?🤦🏾‍♂️ The city of Natchez was most likely already their city and those houses and the luxuries in Natchez were theirs. I would highly suggest researching all of the Massacres below and with what you know now with regards to the Negros Republicans in running the Republican Party during the 1800s, I would take a lot of the slave narrative with a grain of salt and look at thing from what seems to be a military coup. Colored/Negro Led Republican Cities Massacred! WILMINGTON, NC Massacre of 1898 CAMILLA, GA MASSACRE 1868 COLFAX, LA MASSACRE 1873 THE SOUTH CAROLINA CIVIL DISTURBANCES OF 1876 HAMBURG, SC MASSACRE 1876 NEW ORLEANS MASSACRE OF 1866 CLINTON, MS MASSACRE 1875 EUTAW, AL MASSACRE 1870 St. Bernard Parish, LA Massacre 1868 Opelousas, LA Massacre 1868 Kirk-Holden war 1868 Meridian, MS Massacre 1871 Vicksburg, MS Massacre 1874 Coushatta Massacre 1874 Clinton, MS Massacre 1875 Hamburg, SC Massacre 1876 Ellenton Massacre 1875 (Aiken,SC) Red Summers (1919) Cincinnati riots of 1829 Cincinnati riots of 1841 Atlanta Massacre of 1906 New York anti-abolitionist riots (1834) Snow Riot Washington, DC 1835 Cincinnati Massacre of 1836 Detroit, MI Massacre of 1863 New York City draft riots 1863 Memphis, TN Massacre 1866 Thibodaux, LA Massacre 1876 Phoenix Election Riot 1898 (Greenwood County, SC) Newburg, NY Race Riot 1899 Sour Lake, TX Massacre 1903 Argent Race Riots 1906 (Little Rock, AR) Springfield, IL Massacre 1908 Slocum, TX Massacre 1910 Lynching and Racial Expulsion Forsyth, GA 1912 East St. Louis, IL Massacres 1917 Ocoee, FL Massacre 1920 Tulsa, OK Massacre 1921 Rosewood, FL Massacre 1923 Blanford, Indiana Massacre 1923 Submerged Towns: In Alabama you have the all Colored/Negro towns of Benson, Kowaliga, Sousana that we were told were established in the late 1800s were all submerged under Lake Martin. Henry and McKee Islands, AL are submerged under Lake Guntersville. In Georgia you have the all black town of Oscarville that is submerged under Lake Lanier. Redford, MT - Submerged Under Lake Koocanusa - Nagos, MT - Submerged Under Lake Koocanusa Dansbury CT - City of Jerusalem The Great Flood Of Mississippi 1927 Free Negros were placed in RED CROSS CONCENTRATION CAMPS!! Yale University wrote an article about it you can look up titled “THE RED CROSS IS NOT ALL RIGHT!” HERBERT HOOVER’S CONCENTRATION CAMP COVER-UP IN THE 1927 MISSISSIPPI FLOOD!!

[@joybrooks564]

I too find plantations interesting. I thought that I was the only one

[@annerodgers9149]

I have been to both of these plantations. The one in Franklin is very interesting. A big battle was fought on the grounds.

[@rileyspence1403]

Just remember do your own research they don’t want you to know true history. Rewrite history = lying about history!

[@pamelaoliver8442]

I think there's a lot of facets to the plantation homes still standing. One can appreciate the craftsmanship and understand better what captives may have gone through at what's supposed to be some standard of elitism. Having weddings there and celebrating the culture needs to stop though. Read the story about a family that unknowingly bought the house their ancestors were enslaved in? Talk about delicious irony...❤

[@davidwelch4841]

Thanks Steve for this video. At least Alfred was given a proper burial. Not only Slaves ended up with no known of recorded their gravesites; but I think about Potters Fields where homeless and indigent people were buried across the U.S. even today.

[@davidniehaus8492]

Steve would you fulfill my request by visiting the grave of john philip sousa please and you are a sweet kind guy on youtube ♥️

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thanks David and thanks for mentioning them too!

[@henrydiaz720]

😭😭😭😭😱

[@humanityfirst9073]

Not an honor. It’s like being buried at the feet of your enslaver. Enslaved even in his death. Stockholm Syndrome at its finest.

[@over50t66]

Sad

[@Byrdgamezn6]

Imagine going through the unimaginable still being referred to as a slave over 100 years later.

[@modenasolone]

Whats hilarious is how narratives are maintained or change based on race. For example; Jews being used as slave labor by the Nazis are never refered to as "slaves."

[@savinghistory642]

Even after the high esteem in which he was obviously held. I would wager no one disrespected him in Jackson's presence. But no money in that. Race baiting is where the money is.

[@RZRBLAZ]

Prisoner of War not slave. That’s what should be the distinction.

[@savinghistory642]

@@RZRBLAZ What were the slaves called who were held in the north long after Emancipation Proclamation took effect and the civil War was over? I cite NJ who abolished slavery on January 23, 1866-3 years after the slaves were freed in the South and almost a year after the war was over. Or do you only know about the slaves in the South? Now that I have expanded your scope of knowledge,feel free to reply as a better informed person.

[@RZRBLAZ]

@@savinghistory642 hahaha you are so full of yourself. 1. All slaves were prisoners of war, what person would willingly become a “slave” or indentured servant without a fight? 2. Buddy, been knowing history much longer before meeting you. Perspectives are different everywhere so just stop the BS. 3. I actually majored in history during my bachelors in university. No I’m not a casual KZbinr you can go “blessing” with knowledge. You make yourself sound like a douche.

[@SJ-ve1my]

That's not a slave. That is a human being that he enslaved.

[@Nyc99]

A person they didnt allow to grow up , but in reality is royalty more than garbage president

[@askdrmindset]

Enslaved by Enslavers who hated themselves and lived their entire insecure, and wishing they had the Strength and "Length" of Strong Black Kings 😋

[@HJKelley47]

@@askdrmindset : The history of strong Black Enslaved Kings and Queens!!!

[@askdrmindset]

@J Dizzle You must have a "tiny' one :))))))))

[@HJKelley47]

@J Dizzle Ditzy Dizzle!!!! Keep trying

[@gilmoremccoy6930]

Black history moment with a presidential twist. Knowledge is power and enlightenment. Thanks for sharing!

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thanks Gilmore!

[@charlesprice925]

A grave site was found in Tennessee where one of my distant relatives, a minister, and his wife, came upon the death site of several slaves. They buried them with makeshift headstones that were later replaced with permanent replicas, naming each person, as best as possible, many by only one name, some by possible age and brief discription, in the case of children and elderly. It is hard enough to think of such condition, much less coming accross a burned out homestead leaving people needing to be buried.

[@bonitahobbs2374]

ENSLAVING A HUMAN BEING AND ACTUALLY NEAR STARVING THEM WITH THE FOOD THEY PLANTED, HARVESTED AND BROUGHT OUT OF THE FIELDS WAS PAST EVIL YET' IT' WAS 'JUST' THE' (BEGINNING') OF' THE' EVIL' "THOSE MEN" DID AND ARE PUTTING ON MULTI- THOUSANDS OF MEN, WOMEN N CHILDREN❗❗❗💀💀

[@williambill5172]

The Hermitage was one of the filming locations and settings for the 1955 Disney film Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thanks William. It sure looked familiar!

[@savinghistory642]

Cancel that movie. Cancel it now. Make it a hanging offense to even mention it.

[@williambill5172]

@@savinghistory642 Yeah...welcome to America 2023...makes me glad to be at the end of my ride on this rock!

[@savinghistory642]

@@williambill5172 Me, too, honey. Thanks to all the idiots who hated Trump more than they loved America.

[@joane5777]

Congratulations on 100k subscribers Steve!! 🎉 You have a great channel and I love how much history you put into every episode~ 🌟Joan

[@Msjuly8129]

Yes I love his channel I got my whole family into his channel again I’m happy for him 100k well deserved

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thanks so much Joan! 😊👍

[@keepingitrealandtruthful.5081]

I wonder how many slaves that may be buried on this site? 🤔 May Alfred and all them rest in peace.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

I wondered the same thing. And I wonder why they haven’t surveyed the site to find out?

[@peachygal4153]

Look for Sidestep Adventures channel. He has documented many all over the Columbus, Georgia area. He found many families continued to use them after the civil War until the mid 1900's. Those will have better markings. sometimes not a headstone but concrete with their initials and date of death.

[@exodus6996]

@@kommimaniteja7790 That was mostly over after Bacons rebellion, we know all of them were African

[@davidephratah5527]

@@kommimaniteja7790 not same bloodline.

[@pegs1659]

@Prepy em my great x ? grandfather Jeremiah Ellis was in Bacon's Rebellion. His father Edward came over as a indentured servant from Wales in the early 1600's.

[@saramagdalena2126]

Thanks Steve for your videos

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Glad you like them Sara. Thank you, so much, for your very kind and very generous donation to my channel. You'll be getting a shout out in an upcoming video. Much appreciated! :-)

[@adamtharpe1305]

History is fantastic, There’s so much more to American History that isn’t taught in history classes. Love your videos as always, very informative.

[@catherine59226]

Thank you for bringing such important content to your channel. We appreciate you!

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thanks Catherine!

[@pierrecalderone]

It's impossible for some non-blk ppl to know how emotional videos like this feel. Clearly it's filmed w respect and tact. Good work my friend.

[@Nyc99]

Makes me angry to know this, this is like ugliest dream, how could someone let this happen... to whole race and what if those evil people still exist make me fear for black people daily

[@jjwashington3872]

Yeah, only blacks feel emotional during this video. I'm sure no other race felt any emotions.

[@Nyc99]

@@jjwashington3872 so only black woman give birth to black kids , you was sarcastic lmao

[@sierramcpherson9895]

@@Nyc99 and STILL be getting paid for it💔💔💔 I wanna take my sons but I refuse to pay just to learn about our people being wronged. He did do a great job covering the story though

[@sheilalangston7035]

Pierre Calderon's, all history isn't told about slavery because whites were slaves, too.

[@zzzzipy12]

I hope to visit the Hermitage next summer. I’m glad Alfred is remembered. You can’t change the past, but you can learn from the past.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Unfortunately it doesn’t seem that some ever learn from the past. Enjoy your trip Linda. 👍

[@toneyingram732]

@@TheGraveyardChannel some love evil

[@seanvales391]

Hes probably beating on Mr. Alfred as we type...typical psychopathic activity from the usual perpetrators in america.

[@TabIsrael]

Fu$k you! You can give reparations!!!

[@zzzzipy12]

@@TabIsrael I never owned a slave.

[@colleen2671]

Very sad! I can only imagine what type of barbarism and savagery that black people endured on that land! May their souls be at peace 🙏❤️

[@debbiew.w3006]

The slaves life was everything satanic forces could throw at them! GOD will have a heavenly crown for them ! And destruction for the wicket demonic people that treated the slaves unjustly!

[@savinghistory642]

Can you imagine the savagery and brutality that the South-even former slaves and people who never had a slave and lived hand to mouth-suffered under Reconstruction? Starvation was a daily threat before during and after the War for most. We worked cheek-to-jowl to stay alive.For 10 years no Southerner who was duly elected was allowed to be seated or to vote. The federal gov appointed the most heinous illiterate hateful blacks they could find and seated them to vote on the fate of the South instead. Maybe you could read a real history book about that. Jose Bideno is continuing that fine tradition.

[@vickimingus9281]

remember they were sold to ppl from slave owners in Africa.

[@shawnjackson6242]

@@savinghistory642 imagine hundreds of years of savagery and brutality the slaves endured imagine a civil war being fought because the south wanted to keep over 3 million black people enslaved so they keep getting rich nothing romantic or good about the evils of slavery

[@cheshirecat6518]

@@savinghistory642 boo freaking hoo. One reaps what one sows.

[@stonethugmusic]

Enjoyed the show, keep up the great work

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thanks, so much, STM! That's very kind and generous of you. You'll be getting a shout out in an upcoming video soon. Appreciate it!

[@lesliehackney7519]

Back in 1956 my family stopped to visit the Hermitage. I was only 8 years old at the time but remember it well. I remember it being much more open but I do not remember a museum. My most vivid memories were the Presidents tomb and the house tour. My parents had a picture of my brothers and I leaning on the fence surrounding the tomb. There were a lot more slave quarters and I seem to recall they burned down but my memory may be faulty on that. I am glad I got to see it before it became so commercialized.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thanks for sharing that memory Leslie. 👍

[@blanchesellvv.ytobecoming.6371]

We went in 1990 and it wasn't like what he showed I do remember mosses grave the place is a lot bigger now then in the 90s might just go back and see if again

[@blanchesellvv.ytobecoming.6371]

I agree

[@manasseskamau5327]

You are my mom's age mate 😅

[@sarasmith99]

I live in Greenwood, MO. About five years ago, I went with a local history group to a privately owned antebellum home in or just outside of Harrisonville, MO. It had been in the same family, at that time, continously! Down the road was the family cemetery, which included slaves, and they had markers. This was unusual! There were slave quarters in the back, and the underside of the mantel was painted with the tribal design the slaves identified with in Africa. It is on Prettyman Road.

[@tamsondarland8951]

I was wondering Steve if the Trail of Tears was ever mentioned in The Hermitage Museum or any of the presidential points of interest at that location. Such a horrific part of historical past along with slavery. Amazes me there is such a large admission fee to visit a president that got elected by the people. Thank you, Steve, for doing this tour on video. I appreciate you reading the presidential points of interest.

[@1189paris]

Andrew Jackson's home and plantation was purchased by the Ladies Hermitage Association in 1889. The home was in serious disrepair and almost torn down but was saved by this group who opened the mansion to tours which raised money to restore Andrew Jackson's home to it's former glory. All money made there is used to maintain the mansion and grounds of that place.

[@zingwilder9989]

@@1189paris Yes. It receives no governmental funding - it is a private enterprise.

[@zingwilder9989]

Since The Hermitage is an official site on the Trail of Tears, something in the museum must mention it. Reference material is probably suggested to those that express an interest in exploring the subject. However, it is doubtful that the topic is part of a tour guide's itinerary.

[@karenshaver942]

Yes, it is. As a former Historic Interpreter at the Hermitage, I can assure you that both the General's good and not-so-good points are openly discussed.

[@zingwilder9989]

@@karenshaver942 Thank you! That is very impressive.

[@JackFlemingFan1]

As always thank you Steve for posting yet another excellent video from you on America's Presidents. Your videos are always very informative and I and I'm sure others who watch your videos have learned a lot from them.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thanks Jack!

[@kwill1515]

Great video, as always, Steve. I went to The Hermitage a few years ago. Did the house tour and came out to a torrential downpour. This Californian was definitely not used to that amount of rain! The point is, my gravesite photos are not good. I feel like I know what they actually look like now through your video. I’m mad at myself for not seeing where Albert was laid to rest so I could pay respects.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

OMG, sorry to hear that. Weather can really ruin a trip like that. :-( Part of the adventure of travelling I guess. I did luck out that day. Thanks for sharing Kathleen!

[@travelingwithmikeandpam9074]

We were there also. We didn't go into the house but paid to tour the ground. Thanks, Steve, for the vlog! RIP Uncle Alfred! I say this with the upmost respect.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Glad you got to visit too Mike!

[@messengerisrael3817]

Rest only for a moment Uncle Alfred ! John 6:39-40 , " 39.And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. 40.And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day. Shalom !

[@RadioLaPrincess]

Fun fact Alfred has an indirect connection to Alex Haley. In his book about his grandmother Queen (later made into a mini-series starring Halle Berry) they discuss Alfred's marriage to Gracie. Alex Haley's great-grandparents Easter (his great-grandmother who was a slave) and James Jackson (his great-grandfather who owned Easter) attended their wedding. Btw these Jacksons weren't related to Andrew Jackson but were close friends.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Wow, thanks for sharing this with us RLP. I had no idea!

[@geraldtyus8645]

Yes I read Queen and recall that inclusion.

[@bhatch5680]

Another fun fact, Alex Haley’s 📚 “Roots” was a fictional tale 😂

[@brillionairestatus]

I wonder where General “Andrew Jackson” got his last name from because i bet his “reel” ancestors come from Europe…if he’s a real person..?!?!

[@prodigal1970]

@@bhatch5680 It was not a fictional tale . It was all true. Most blacks and especially Native Americans spit on the memory of Prez Jackson, the most hateful racist murdering monger of a so called President in history, so F you very much.

[@Philobiblion]

This vid has a special quality that I appreciate. It approaches the visit with a frankness and honesty that is engaging. 'I missed this, I didn't't think to look for this, I forgot to ask about this'... The presenter mimics the typical experience of the untrained researcher or tourist, or hobbiest historian, on a personal quest. I first experienced the thrill of this as a schoolchild, from the Philadelphia area, on a field trip to the historic venues in downtown Philly, including Christ Church graveyard, where the tomb of Benjamin Franklin can be found. The tombstone at that time (almost 70 years ago), which apparently has been modernized in the interim, said 'Benjamin Franklin, Printer.' That impressed the heck out of me as a fourth grader. Good work. I subscribed.

[@williambill5172]

CONGRATS ON 100K !!!

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thank you so much William! 😀

[@sammyD62]

My 5th great grandparents Ben and Cressy were enslaved on this plantation. Their son was transported to Texas with Sam Houston. I plan to visit this place one day, but I'll be damned if I pay.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thanks, so much, Sammy for sharing their memory witb us. It's good to know know some of their names and family history is being preserved. I would be shocked if they made you pay.

[@linpin1843]

Nice video. This man lived a long life and had a front seat view of many important things that were going on in the country. From slavery to emancipation, from horse and buggy to the industrial revolution. This would make a great movie.

[@suskagusip1036]

Very interesting and informative. Uncle Alfred outlived the rest. His hardwork, loyalty and work ethics I'm sure was blessed by the Real Master above. Thanks for sharing your video.

[@ludy41]

Blessed????

[@suskagusip1036]

@@ludy41 BLESSED BY GOD.

[@judithkcolbert8483]

That was a beautiful teaching moment. May all the enslaved people buried at The Hermitage RIP. Slavery, a sad and dehumanizing part of this country’s history and we continue to live with the impact and mindset of that evil lifestyle today. You treated this subject with kindness and respect. Thank you🙏🏾🛐🕊

[@scribebing2043]

TY 4 saying ENSLAVED and NOT slave. THEY WERE STOLEN

[@jhall833]

Thank you for this wonderful video, uncle and auntie are still used respectfully today.

[@sandrabuck8684]

I saw an old video interviewing ex-slaves. It was very strange to me to see them talking about their childhood and owners interactions with them. Our world is crazy.

[@champanachampana4881]

Thank you very much for this share. Loved it. Thing I liked the most was your inquisitiveness. Thanks again. Have yourself great health and prosperity. My Man.

[@monikameza4107]

Thanks Steve this was a really great history lesson. And a beautiful cemetery too.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Glad you enjoyed it Monika 👍

[@dsinavich5141]

Hi ! Very interesting and informative vlog! Nice history lesson ! Thanks! Great vlog of the museum ! Deborah 🇨🇦

[@zingwilder9989]

It's always nice to see a Canadian taking interest in US history. You're a bright lady, Deborah.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Glad you enjoyed it Deborah 👍

[@bryancharlebois]

I cant see how God is going to welcome slaveowners into heaven. these are great videos c

[@j1st633]

Was there in August 2022. . One word. FANTASTIC! Purchased ticket at the booth. A must see.

[@shannonk.6528]

Hello Steve, thank you so much for posting about Alfred who is a very important part of history. I learned a lot from this video. Do you pay to get into the entire cemetery where others are resting or is it just this part of the cemetery where President Jackson rests? I also remember my grandparents saying they went there years ago but it was free. Thank you again for your channel. It's a great learning tool.

[@Inteva]

Andrew and Rachel Jackson are buried inside of a closed fence. Alfred is buried outside the fence next to them. I've visited the Heritage about 20 years ago.

[@syreetaabney6968]

Steve this was very beautiful to watch and it looks very peaceful while walking through the grounds and thank you for sharing the memories with us.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Glad you enjoyed it Syreeta!

[@sophiegeorge2816]

When I was young I was told to address my parents friends as uncle or aunt as a sign of respect to my elders, never by their first names

[@savinghistory642]

Trying to tell yankees about manners and respect is like trying to tell a fish to walk on land. They do not know what you are saying as they have had no experience with it.

[@chaunceychappelle2173]

If they came around as a kid they better treat you like they Aunt Lorrie or Uncle Bill. They better.

[@savinghistory642]

@@chaunceychappelle2173 You got it backwards. The kids had better show respect to their elders-black and white. Or there would be a switching for us. Manners are priceless but cost you nothing.

[@Mission725]

That term Uncle and Auntie, boy and girl were derogatory terms used by white people toward Black people.

[@savinghistory642]

@@Mission725 What part of the South are you from? I am from the Deep South and you are 100% wrong. Aunt and Uncle are terms of respect as are Miss before a womans first name whether she is married or not. Boy and girls are used by blacks and whites alike to describe someone. As in-You know that boy that works at the garage? The 'boy' may be black or white and usually young. But in some cases they are older-You know that boy that has run the garage for years? No one down here takes offense unless they are just looking to be offended. Another example is Now whose boy are you? You are being asked for the names of your parents or grandparents as a way to figure out if we know you or your people. Please stay up north. We are tired of explaining this to you.

[@rdsims8809]

I enjoyed your view and your diplomacy of words.

[@25scigirl]

Unfortunately, slaves were not well-known people in those days, but there were some such as Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass because they made History by doing great things to make changes. Apparently, it looks to me like the Hermitage property is much bigger than anticipated. I remember hearing about the dig site and I hope that they will continue to find artifacts at Hermitage.

[@tombaker4586]

Great video, so many stories from the past out there. Tom.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Glad you enjoyed it Tom!

[@TexasMadeAprilRenee]

SORRY..I AM ONLY HERE FOR THE SLAVES. REST EASY MY ANCESTORS FOR THE CREATOR HAS HIS PLAN FOR THOSE EVIL DOERS. STARTING NOW..ASÈ!! THE TRUTH WILL CONTINUE TO REVEAL ITSELF!💯🖤🤐

[@savinghistory642]

What about the black slave owners?

[@tamlloyd5638]

Ase’

[@dalegrays8053]

🙏 Amen ! We see the signs Mathew 24 chapter before our very Eyes.

[@sheilalangston7035]

April.also for the white slaves that Black's won't talk about but yes whites were slaves.

[@sheilalangston7035]

April, don't you wanna call black slave owners evil? From what I have learned black slave owners treated their black slaves worse than whites treated them but you just have bitterness and hate towards whites because you don't wanna admit the truth.

[@ChelseaLane296]

Great video!! Congratulations on 100K!! I've watched almost all your videos. I'm kinda sad I wish I had more to watch

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thank you C. That is awesome and I appreciate it! :-)

[@unbreakable7633]

When I was a kid living in Nashville, my family went to the Hermitage on several occasions and never had to pay. The whole world wants money for nothing.

[@alextaffera6962]

I always learn something from you Steve your the best thumbs up.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thanks Alex. Glad to hear that. 👍

[@midnyte6195]

Even in death slave owners won't let them go....

[@shawnjackson6242]

Facts I’m so sick of folks trying to make slavery as something good evil men do

[@ibringiteveryday]

This is a great video and gave me pause about many things mentioned in the comments. Slavery and its impact on U.S. history is complicated, and I am glad you not only talked about it but also gave strong insights about it. Let the discussion continue.

[@saykhelrachmones8668]

Your presidential grave tour has been highly entertaining.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

I’m glad to hear that Saykhel 👍

[@spirithawk2418]

Just because slave owners , planters dedicated legitimate grave stones and sites to their enslaved doesn't mean they " loved " them . My direct ancestors were Seminoles and we held him , white militias and the US ARMY off for almost 2 decades and I'm proud of that.

[@OnlyLoveCan38]

Thank you for such an intelligent and sensitive tour. I am so glad that you pointed out Albert's family. Many people do not know of the brutal conditions on that plantation and Albert's house was definitely not his original house. His as the other slaves would not have had floors and wooden beds would not have been permitted and so much more.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thanks for clarifying that OLC 👍

[@harlowesadventuresinwonder1564]

His name was Alfred, not Albert. As for the conditions the slaves lived in, they varied from plantation to plantation. While none were by any means, the lap of luxury some were better than others in relative terms. Slavery was a harsh and evil construct, but saying it was the same across the board also isn't correct. The house shown was indeed Alfred's home until his death in 1901, and there are existing pictures of him in this house, which has wood floors. Pictures of other slaves on the plantation show them living in brick homes with wood floors.

[@danapretzer1895]

Geeze sorry you had to go through all that. Thank you though for the effort to bring us this very inetesting story. Alson congrats on the 100 thousand subs. Heres to 400 thousand more!!

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thanks Dana, i’m glad I didn’t know I had a time how difficult it would be to visit almost all of the presidents gravesites. If I had known I probably wouldn’t have attempted it. 🤪

[@mauricewhite574]

Andrew Jackson was one of the most racist, cold hearted President in the history of America. He had no compassion for the Native Indian. Author and President of the Trail of Tears. He was responsible of relocating the Cherokee Indians (who were originally from North Carolina and Tennessee area) to Oklahoma Territory. These Cherokee Indians was force to leave their ancestral lands on foot? It didn’t matter if you were 3 years old or 90 years old? He forced the Cherokee Indians on foot from North Carolina/Tennessee to Oklahoma Territory.

[@MODESTYXO205]

Great content. What type of camera do you use for your content?

[@GraveVisitations]

It's beautiful they buried alfred next to jackson. Who needs audio tour when we have Steve 👍😁. Very informative video with more great history. Thanks for sharing this. I've found a few graves here in Ireland where I saw butlers buried in esquires family plots as a token for years of service.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

That's nice to hear GV!

[@exodus6996]

Jackson wasn’t alive to approve of it correct? I wonder if he would’ve ever allowed that

[@rasheedjamal9091]

😐

[@ludy41]

Beautiful?????

[@cherylmitchell7934]

Great video Steve. I love watching your videos. You have the most interesting and informative videos. Thank you!

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thanks Cheryl. Glad you like them!

[@donneesf]

Always...an excellent presentation Steve. I know my family lineage on both sides more than 200 years...well into slavery. My maternal great great grandmother was a rape victim of her "owner" before she knew her husband, and gave birth to my great Aunt (Lutie - the only child she birthed who did not have a Biblical name, but a ridiculous sounding slave name) in the 1840's, my great grandfather's oldest sister (by half, of course). When I understood what went on, by my teen years, I had DEEP resentment, bordering on hate...and it continues to this day, more than 50 years later. I don't AT ALL see the burial of Uncle Alfred in that spot as bestowing some kind of honor upon him, even though it was said he requested it. There is no honor in exploiting enslaved people, or in being their prized creature....it's just a sad validation of his subjugation. And can easily be misinterpreted as somehow bestowing "honor" upon him, which only perpetuates the false narrative of slavery as shown in films like "Gone With The Wind."

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

I totally get that Donnee. Maybe honor was the wrong word. For me, I just found it heartbreaking that none of the slaves at any of the presidential gravesites had grave markers with their names on them. The indignities they endured while they were alive continued after death. So I thought it was an honor that at least one slave was remembered with a gravesite it is name on the headstone. If for nothing else than just for historical reasons. I see his gravesite is a symbol and a reminder. Thanks for sharing with us from much more personal perspective. I appreciate it.

[@donneesf]

@@TheGraveyardChannel and thank you Steve for reading, understanding and respecting my perspective, without getting defensive....which is the usual response....but that would definitely be beneath your spirit. Slavery is very real in my family, and it was a special blessing that information was passed down through the generations. We are all shaped by the information....the false information about sooo many historical figures, like Christopher Columbus, Charles Lindbergh, etc, etc. that has been imparted to us in our lifetime. There was a time I too, would have thought the close proximity of Mr. Alfred's grave meant love...or respect....but of course that was never true. They would not have enslaved, and exploited my ancestors....cruelly hanging on to such an evil......if they felt love for them....even for the ones who were their very own children....they enslaved and exploited them too. They would not have implemented segregation after the civil war was lost...if they ever respected or loved them....or revered the Confederacy.....the times we are living in now make it crystal clear....the ideology....the concepts.....the beliefs in which slavery thrived.....are strongly imbedded in our society to this very moment.

[@lisaknox4257]

I also know a great deal of my families' histories and I was always told that older Blacks were addressed as "Auntie" and "Uncle" in order to keep from addressing them as "Miss" or "Mr", another way of denying respect. I work in a nursing home and I once heard a Black patient tell a White employee "I'm not your Uncle!" It never happened again.

[@luerodgers1795]

👁👁 U SHOWING LOVE 2 OUR AFRICAN ANCESTORS 🙏 MUCH RESPECT 2U 💪YO PROUD BLACK BROTHER FROM ANOTHER MOTHER 🙏 👁👁

[@Inteva]

I'm from the area. I've been to the Hermitage and it was kind of creepy. Some say my ancestors were enslaved at the Hermitage but not sure. My grandfather knew the Donelson family.

[@monadejaneiro]

I appreciate this video I really learned a lot. Keep up the great work you just earned a new sub 👍🏾

[@Q.Michael]

I remember going on a field trip to Philadelphia as a child. We seen the Liberty Bell and old churches and famous Graves. I remember feeling curious and right after feeling sick to my stomach knowing that I was in a place that, if it was the 1800s I would most likely be considered a slave. Although this is history and it cannot be changed still to this day some history makes me depressed for what my ancestors may have went through. I still appreciate the videos, this is a fact I never knew

[@kloj2490]

Watching this entire video I realize that many people here commenting did not watch this video to the end. Am happy Alfred was freed and got opportunity of leasing some of the property and run his own business. And was also buried on the property. When I saw the heading of the video I was wondering if this going to end up a sad story. Great video

[@ludy41]

You don't think enslaved for 98 years is sad? Yes...even after so called end of slavery he was still enslaved by the family and property. Still living on a plantation in a wooden shack with your wife and children, srrounded by unmarked burial sites, of tortured, s*xually abused slaves. Men, women and children? How many women gave birth to Mr Jackson's children? That's what I want to know. How many whipping scars on Alfred's bacK?

[@kloj2490]

@@ludy41 i didnt do further research to know what your saying...... i watch and listen to what was published in this video and what i understand is that he was freed and got the opportunity to stay and farm for himself. i am do not support past slavery or future slavery it was wrong for anyone to own anyone i just stick with the narrative that was in this video and make my comment

[@transatlanticize]

they had the nerv to make him pay rent after a life long of free labour. did they ever pay him the wages they owed since childhood and that of his parents and grandparents?

[@luciledevries478]

Just wanted to say I appreciate all your hard work in your research 😉 thank u things we never knew .

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thank you Lucile!

[@thomasword5762]

I visited the Hermitage and the Capitol on a school trip in the 9th Grade. Back then, the busses took us all the way to the plantation house and we walked through the old house. I remembered the tones of the furniture and the floors which gave me ideas. I didn't like the man, but I loved his house and stood at his grave all of 30 seconds. I am now 71 yrs. old and you can see a lot of similarities in his house and mine, although my home is a lot smaller. It's what got me interested in architecture. I remember his house as if I were there yesterday, and that was a lot yesterdays. I became an honorary page at the house of representatives that year.

[@ludy41]

Bet you didn't take interior design ideas from Alfred's home...did ya?

[@leesashriber5097]

WOW 😳 Steve this was top notch interesting. That place is huge!! I enjoyed walking with you😉 Alfred was very resourceful and a respected gentleman. Thank you so much for sharing this. Have a wonderful Friday ❣️😊

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Glad you enjoyed it Leesa 👍

[@ludy41]

No....Alfred was a slave and treated like property .

[@winstongray2398]

this prove to me that when it come to the socall African American this place is a model of ancient Egypt, Egypts slaves was buried with pharo when he died to serv him in the after life.

[@ThePinkwelderwife]

Wow lots of changes to the place since the 70s. Thats the last time my family and I visited. Thank you for sharing your video.

[@leftylou6070]

Andrew Jackson was the first Territorial Governor of my state in 1821. His leadership lasted for a mere 2 months, returning to Hermitage in poor health. Not many yankees who come here from the north to settle know this. Thanks for the interesting video, it was well appreciated!

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thanks for sharing that with us Lou 👍

[@nancyvolke237]

Very interesting to watch!! Thanks Steve for sharing with us 👍🏻

[@Atheenah]

Your videos are always so thoughtfully narrated. I appreciate what you do. Personally I would not want to pay to see his grave.

[@andrewhatton1606]

Don’t 😂

[@ladyagnes7781]

I love Andrew Jackson's Hermitage. I had a membership to it and let it expire. I will renew. It's just so interesting the guards are so informative and I just find new things every time I go

[@bridiewilliams5770]

Thanks for the info. Very interesting. However, finding where most slaves are buried is not something you will just google and find. Slaves were property and their remains did not receive the respect deserved. So obviously anyone that was heinous enough to enslave people weren’t going to make sure they received proper burial.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Very sad, but true Birdie 😢

[@tanelise4673]

@bridiewilliams5770 Amen somebody

[@WowWhatTheHeezy]

Thank you for this video tour and information, and thank you for asking the question as to where all the other slaves were buried. It is utterly shameful that to this day no efforts have been made to properly memorialize the enslaved people that are buried on those grounds. Even the minimized indicator on the map is a slap in the face to them. The very property they proudly tout was built by their hands and they deserve to be honored and have their names said out loud as much as Alfred.

[@andrewjackson8421]

Actually if you study history, most people in history did not have grave sites. You usually only got one if you were famous or rich. Consider how many people lived and died back then and less than 1% have graves, irregardless of color or nationality. Even the Native Americans mostly buried their ancestors in unmarked graves. Often the “Indian Burial Grounds” that Hollywood made so famous in Westerns, were merely places that the dead were laid out in the sun for a year or so, in order that the body could dry out and birds could pick the carcass clean. Then they would remove the bones and bury them in an unmarked location.

[@Futties_2]

Hi its Dustied if you remember me I want to say congrats on a 100k

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thank you Dustied 😊👍

[@serketbreaker4141]

I wouldn't pay a penny to see anything dealing with him. I don't even like having a 20 dollar bill in my pocket. The man was a monster.

[@TalkMyShiit]

He was a POS, evil, and vile … he deserves no honor …

[@denisehenry3427]

Congratulations 🎊 to New Orleans, because they took old Andy down. ♥

[@MCfact1827]

@@denisehenry3427 they keep it up as a reminder

[@kwill1515]

Thanks!

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thank you, once again, Kathleen for your generous donation. You'll be getting another shout out soon! :-)

[@garyburke3935]

Thank you for this video. As an African American, I struggle with how enslaved persons portrayed in history. The story of Alfred is a very important story to the Jacksons legacy. I participated in the slave memorial service at the church in 2009. The Hermitage is owned by the Ladies Hermitage Society. The Jacksons didn’t have children, they adopted children.

[@justtruth5855]

Search out "Prominent Americans You Assumed Were White" by Straight UP.

[@MissRailfan]

John Jones was a former slave and became friends with Mark Twain. Im from Elmira NY where both gentlemen are buried. You can see Jones' replica home when he was in the south near his grave. Jones helped keep detailed records of the Confederate soldiers who died in the nearby Elmira Prison camp. That was rare esp for a former slave.

[@ludy41]

I bet you the Jackson man had loads of mixed babies. You as an African American should know that. Let's not be silly.

[@garyburke3935]

@@ludy41 your response is silly!!!

[@Ms.HarmonyJ]

This is amazing Steve keep up the sensational Job my friend

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thank you B 👍

[@tiffanyblount7560]

Even in death he's not free

[@aaaworld8995]

Facts he is still on site !

[@louieflash7190]

@@aaaworld8995 His remains are on site. His soul is in Heaven.🙏

[@harveyrabbit7881]

Goodworks keep up the good work man this was a very good documentary it touched my heart

[@normahird9059]

Steve..... It is amazing that some people are unaware that many people who lived in the Northern States had slaves. General Ulysses Grant's wife had a personal slave during the Civil War. Not all of the slave owners were mean to the slaves. Your vlogs are so informative. Best to your husband.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Ulysses S Grant also had one slave. He was one of the 12 presidents. It’s surprising how vital information there is about Presidential slaves online. Thanks Norma!

[@Doug_M]

The democrats try to conceal their history.

[@chnalvr]

Andrew Jackson was responsible for a very active Indian removal policy, resulting in huge suffering for Native Nations. He also actively owned a few hundred slaves. I don't know how a Master who owns humans and works them for his own profit can ever be considered not mean. Would any of us want to be owned, even by a "nice" Master? His legacy in this country has very deep roots and has left a violent and blood stain in U.S. history. Yes, he was one of many of his time.

[@humanityfirst9073]

There’s no dignity in owning humans. “Not mean to the slaves” but they owned people against their will. 🤔

[@parler8698]

Slavery is inherently mean.

[@denisedarrell6828]

Thank you Steve. I Love your channel it's always so interesting.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thank you Denise 😊👍

[@laurelvance5533]

In my personal opinion, the terms, Aunt and Uncle, given to the elderly Black folk should never have been considered insulting. To the contrary, it was an endearing way of acceptance as a family member. It was more a compliment.

[@donneesf]

Knowing my lineage over 200 years, well into slavery, your personal opinion is sadly naive....with a dash of denial. Those people only exploited my ancestors' humanity for money and sex....that any of them ever saw enslaved people as more than 3/5 human, or with love, beyond the love they might give to any inferior creature, in their opinion...is a false narrative that has been perpetrated by white supremacy. The status quo, by far..didn't ever love my ancestors then, and as evidenced by the voter percentages today, the majority still maintain that belief.

[@laurelvance5533]

@@donneesf Talk about denial and naivety. Your own people sold you into slavery. Furthermore, White people have also suffered the bondage of slavery over the course of time. Difference between my people and your people...we never whined about it for 200 years, once freed. We went on with life. One final thought, once freed, you all remained here rather than go back where you originated. Could it be life here, even with slavery, was better than what you came out of? P. S. Many White folks gave their lives to set you all free. You're welcome. Now, pull your BIG BOY pants up and move forward.

[@jamesorsby7553]

SMH

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

It’s a very complicated and difficult topic for sure.

[@Lava1964]

I always figured Aunt Jemima was somebody's aunt and Uncle Ben was somebody's uncle. Silly me.

[@baruchbobo9993]

Real nice, real nice keep up the go work very informative. Blessings!

[@SCID2008]

Thanks for the video. Uncle and Auntie is still VERY MUCH widely used to show respect to the elderly in black communities by children from the neighborhoods. Also among Indians of the Caribbean, Caribbean Latinos and definitely East Indians. It isn't derrogatory at all.

[@spark5012]

Non white, non black people where I live do this now. Do two examples given as degrading define the term?

[@rasheedjamal9091]

Do you think black people were ever allowed to call white people uncle or aunt? Guaranteed no.

[@fruitfulone7993]

Children in Africa called me auntie, and mature men uncle out of respect.

[@MissPiggy.]

Hi Steve🥰 Thanks for the video.

[@karenshaver942]

As a former historic interpreter at the Hermitage, I can tell you that the location of the slave cemetery is unknown and the AJ Foundation continues to search for it.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thanks for sharing that Karen!

[@honestly1970]

wow.

[@STYLESBYLIFEBEAUTYNMORE]

And where can I find information that says this ?

[@anneiwanowski9653]

I so enjoyed this! What a beautiful estate! Keep it up Steve! ❤Take care!

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Glad you enjoyed it Anne. Thank you 👍

[@williamswindle5445]

They made it private because too many people can't stop themselves from tearing up everything.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Sad, but true William.

[@MalEvansUSA]

@@TheGraveyardChannel a small plaque honoring the slaves is absolutely disgraceful. History should remember Andrew Jackson as a despicable human being. Disgraceful. Slaves didn’t even have headstones

[@MalEvansUSA]

American presidents who owned slaves should be stricken from historical memory 😢

[@dougfredricks2017]

@@MalEvansUSA just like people who kill those in their Own communities. 😏

[@DJMACK193]

@@TheGraveyardChannel Hello

[@fuzzynavel4948]

Good one Steve. Totally enjoyed the tour vicariously.

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thanks FN 👍

[@getx1265]

Amazing how much the place has been built up and changed since first visiting in the mid 70s!

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thanks for sharing that GE 👍

[@RailfanNetwork]

Congratulations on 100k!! I am right behind you with just 97,000 more to go! 😁

[@TheGraveyardChannel]

Thank you Anthony lol. I’m rooting for you! 😊👍

[@warrengeti5493]

Reparations is Due.

[@tonydanza6406]

Steve ! You are the Man ! great video Wow ! the only President who has his personal slave buried next to him you know that makes President ANDREW JACKSON a great man !