Double exposure showing the Scarlett family at the Oak Grove Plantation during its construction, circa 1899.

Double exposure showing the Scarlett family at the Oak Grove Plantation during its construction, circa 1899.

The 1856 headstone in the Scarlett cemetery at Oak Grove marking the grave of “Maum Charlotte,” a woman enslaved by the Scarletts.

The 1856 headstone in the Scarlett cemetery at Oak Grove marking the grave of “Maum Charlotte,” a woman enslaved by the Scarletts.

Spending a night with members of the Slave Dwelling Project, in a cabin once inhabited by enslaved Americans.

Spending a night with members of the Slave Dwelling Project, in a cabin once inhabited by enslaved Americans.

Portrait of Fanny Scarlett, Frank Scarlett’s wife, who “lived at Fancy Bluff, Glynn County, Georgia, almost in sight of the Atlantic Ocean.”

Portrait of Fanny Scarlett, Frank Scarlett’s wife, who “lived at Fancy Bluff, Glynn County, Georgia, almost in sight of the Atlantic Ocean.”

Alec Massie, a man formerly enslaved by the Scarletts, at work on post-war Scarlett property, ca. 1888.

Alec Massie, a man formerly enslaved by the Scarletts, at work on post-war Scarlett property, ca. 1888.

Eighteen-year-old Fricie Griffin was “legally” executed in Brunswick, Georgia, in 1901 after being hunted down by a member of the Scarlett family.

Eighteen-year-old Fricie Griffin was “legally” executed in Brunswick, Georgia, in 1901 after being hunted down by a member of the Scarlett family.