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Big Objects, Big Stories: Point of Pines Plantation Slave Cabin

Big Objects, Big Stories: Point of Pines Plantation Slave Cabin

Oct 21, 2026, 10:00 AM ETAfrican American History and Culture MuseumFree

Join us for a docent-led tour to get a fresh look into the Museum's featured object. At each of these 15-minute talks visitors will hear incredibly big stories about a big object. About this Program: Visitors cannot overlook the Point of Pines Plantation Slave Cabin, a circa early 1800s slave cabin from the Point of Pines Plantation on Edisto Island, S.C. The cabin is one of two remaining slave dwellings on Edisto Island. Its story provides a revealing glimpse into the most formative and troubling chapters in American history.