Family Discovers New Home Was Once Plantation Where Their Ancestors Were Enslaved

By Melissa Noel ·Updated May 17, 2022

When Fred Miller purchased a home in southern Virginia two years ago, he could not have imagined his family’s deep connection with the property.

Miller shared in 60 Minutes interview on Sunday, how he and his family discovered that the Pittsylvania County home he purchased in May 2020 had been a 1,300-acre plantation known as Sharswood in the 1800s. 

“I was a little bit– a little shocked by that, I would

Melissa Noel
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