Traces' Tour focuses on the lives of enslaved people who ran Henry

In the heart of Lexington, Ashland, Henry Clay’s home, offers a different perspective of the statesman’s life. The “Traces” Tour looks beyond the farmer and the politician, and into the lives of the enslaved people who ran his estate.
One of the tours offered puts a spotlight on the people who kept the estate running.

I cried': Museum explores local links to slavery's past

Underground Railroad in Virginia - Encyclopedia Virginia

Guardians of the Gateway: Recognizing 10 Years of Persen House Guest Hosts

The Role of Violence in the Abolitionist Movement - AAIHS

Tyndale's Betrayal and Death, Christian History

The Agitators' Review: Disturbers of the Peace - WSJ

The Underground Railroad in Indiana

In Their Own Words: An introduction John Henry Hopkins — first Bishop of Vermont, artist and architect, and defender of slavery – Meridiana

Traces' Tour focuses on the lives of enslaved people who ran Henry Clay Estate