Enslaved Tour Guide Stephen Bishop Made Mammoth Cave the Must-See destination it is today

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/enslaved-tour-guide-stephen-bishop-made-mammoth-cave-must-see-destination-it-today-180971424/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190206-daily-responsive&spMailingID=38802885&spUserID=Njg5NDM5MjY4OTY1S0&spJobID=1460546116&spReportId=MTQ2MDU0NjExNgS2


https://www.bgdailynews.com/news/mammoth-cave-highlights-role-of-black-guides-in-cave-s/article_c7f22734-553e-5bcb-ba78-2fec5d11c8b8.html


Master Spelunker by accident. Slave through no fault of his own.

Stephen Bishop was one of several enslaved Blacks who were guides for visitors to the Mammoth Cave system of Kentucky. He and they were honored this past February for their contributions to the art of spelunking.  Though slaves above ground, they were masters of the terrain underground.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/enslaved-tour-guide-stephen-bishop-made-mammoth-cave-must-see-destination-it-today-180971424/


Stephen Bishop


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