Descendants Reveal the Stories of Their Enslaved, Free Black Ancestors at Tudor Place
THE WASHINGTON INFORMER _ BY BOUSAINA IBRAHIM
Ann Chinn, a descendant of Hannah Pope, poses for a photowith family members.
Ann Chinn was invited to the Tudor Place for her daughter’s classmate’s birthday party years ago. When the child’s mother asked if she needed directions to the historic home, Chinn responded, “No, that was our family home.” The mother looked upon her strangely; she didn’t know Chinn is the descendant of a multigenerational legacy of enslaved African women at Tudor Place.
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