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Toll, Rewards of Playing a Slave at Brattonsville

Slave interpreter Kitty Wilson-Evans, dressed in 18-century garb, leads tours of the plantation's slave quarters.
Karen Grigsby Bates, NPR
Slave interpreter Kitty Wilson-Evans, dressed in 18-century garb, leads tours of the plantation's slave quarters.

A small group of African American re-enactors in South Carolina bring the history of slavery to life, playing slaves on the Brattonsville Plantation.

Karen Grigsby Bates talks with one woman about the psychological toll -- and unexpected rewards -- of playing a slave.

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Karen Grigsby Bates is an NPR senior correspondent.