we ll hear his story and take a tour of the dig. he describes life in the kol any while showing some of the 1.5 million art facts collected at the site. join us beginning at 1:30 p.m. eastern. located near orange, virginia. in addition to the fourth it includes the gill mother cabin. american history tv visited the restored freedman s farm to learn what life was like for an emancipated slave and his family. welcome to this the gilmore cabin. freedom s farm here at james madison s montpelier. my name is christian cotz. this farm was built in the 1870s after the civil war and if you follow me inside i ll show you around. george cotz was a slave for james madison born in 1810 from the family s oral tradition. what happens to georgia after dolly madison had to sell montpelier we re not sure. the slaves were broken into three distinct groups at that time. one group was sold with the plantation to henry moncure, first group after the madisons, one group of slaves was sold outside
recording devices or new tivo. but when you have an ad, a number of ads like this, 95,000 together, you really get a sense of the depth and breadth of information that s being presented by the candidates. and i think that i d like visitors to get an appreciation for our collection in that sense. stay tuned all weekend long as american history tv features observing city, oklahoma. learn more about c-span s local content vehicles at cspan.org/loc cspan.org/localcontent. next month we feature wichita, kansas. you re watching american history tv on c-span 3. madison s montpelier is a national trust for historic preservation property located about 90 miles south of the nation s capital, near orange, virginia. in addition to the fourth president s restored home, the 2,600 acre estate includes the cotz cabin, built in the 1870s by one of mr. madison s former slaves. american history tv visited the restored friedman s farm to learn what life was like for an emancipated slave and