An African-American Broadway star is proud to be the new owner of an 1820 home that was built by slaves. “I wish I could’ve told my ancestors when they were breaking their backs in 1820 to build this house that 200 years later a free gay black man was going to own it and fill it with love and find a way to say their name even when 200 years later they still thought I would be ‘off the table,'” Hartwell wrote on Instagram, alongside a photo of himself in front of his new home. “We are building our own tables.” Hartwell told “Good Morning America” that he saw a photo of the 4,500-square foot home in a magazine, and after doing some research tracked down the realtor.
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