The Old Slave House - Crenshaw Mansion - Equality IL Real Haunted Place

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  Extremely scary and sad

  I wanted to tell my story from back in time. I visited this haunted house and made some horrifying discoveries. Back in the mid 90s my girlfriend and I were taking a drive to Owensboro, KY when we both noticed the signs for this home. At the time, you could still tour the homes inside and grounds, although it is no longer open. Upon walking into this really old home, a guy tossed a metal object my way, and when I examined the object he went on to say, "that's a penis clamp, any male slave trying to have unauthorized sex would be subjected to its cruelty." I looked back at it incredulously and placed the item onto the display counter. This too, held real life horrors. Such things as whips, chains, foot cuffs and the like. We all followed our tour guide upstairs to see the attic which held many tiny cells that the slaves were subjected to. I felt a feeling of dread wash over my body as I walked through this horrifying attic. You can see writing on the walls, such things as crosses, names and other such things scraped into its brick walls. These tiny compartments were used to house children as well as adults; so small and so miserable. We walked down through a hidden staircase and outside to the main slave quarters. These log cabins were larger, however according to our guide, up to 50 men and women would occupy these cabins. I can say without hesitation, there would not be enough room for ten, much less 50 persons. My girlfriend and I left this terrifying house soon afterwards and we both had felt the oppression. I understand why the home is closed to the public however, I think that anyone who wonders if slavery was man's greatest sin to date, need only look at this house and see how horrible those poor folks lives really were.

  Posted 9/28/20

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