W&M ScholarWorks Undergraduate Honors Theses Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects 5-2021 The Enslaved People and the Tylers Too: Why It Is Imperative to Discuss Slavery in Public History Meredith Jackson Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses Part of the African American Studies Commons, Public History Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Jackson, Meredith, "The Enslaved People and the Tylers Too: Why It Is Imperative to Discuss Slavery in Public History" (2021). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 1684. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/1684 This Honors Thesis -- Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects at W&M ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Undergraduate Honors Theses by an authorized administrator of W&M ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. 1 The Enslaved People and the Tylers Too: Why It Is Imperative to Discuss Slavery in Public History A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Bachelor of Arts / Science in Department from William & Mary by Meredith Jackson Accepted for Highest Honors Jody Lynn Allen, Director Sara Bon-Harper Julie Richter Williamsburg, VA May 7, 2021 2 The Enslaved People and the Tylers Too: Why It Is Imperative to Discuss Slavery in Public History By Meredith Jackson 3 I dedicate this thesis to my grandmother. She gave me a book about Dolley Madison when I was a child, starting my interest in the past. Without her dedication to education and encouragement for my love of history, I would not be where I am today.