Nearly 75 years before slavery was abolished in the United States, Robert Carter III filed a “Deed of Gift” that would gradually free what would become more than 500 enslaved people in his lifetime – and in death.
Donna Andresen, President of the Carter Society, was quoted in a CNN article on Robert Carter III, grandson of Robert "King" Carter. The article discusses the how Robert Carter III freed more then 500 slaves. Andresen discusses our 20 year reunion and the visit to Nomini Hall that is part of this year's reunion.