Slave Dwellings of South Carolina and the Slave Dwelling Project
Joseph McGill will chronicle nights spent in several slave dwellings throughout the United States.
Topic Category: Antebellum Period
A general reading and discussion of The Traveler’s Charleston, followed by Q&A
Charleston has always held a fascination for its visitors. Today there remains a nacreous patina that overlays this old city, a pentimento suggestive not only of artifacts beneath the surface but also gradations of history. It suggests an excavation of its centuries-old layers. This presentation allows us to do just that, to venture back through … Read more
Stories Untold: Slave Life in South Carolina
From the late 1600s to 1865, the Palmetto State was built on the backs of it most numerous inhabitants. African slaves and their descendants shaped, and were shaped by, the physical and social landscapes of early South Carolina. Their diverse cultural systems have been studied from several perspectives, based on historical, archaeological, and other material … Read more
