Edda Fields-Black gives a keynote speech for Juneteenth at Carnegie Mellon University in 2024. (Provided/Carnegie Mellon University) Edda Fields-Black was working on a book about rice plantations when ...
Have you ever wondered what life was like for the wealthy families who shaped South Carolina's history? Walking through grand ...
South Carolina’s history is complex and enduring. From its role in the transatlantic slave trade to today’s heated debates over immigration policy, the state’s past continues to shape its politics and ...
Inside a small art studio not far from Atlanta, 67-year-old Basil Watson is shaping history. The Jamaican-born artist is creating a sculpture of Robert Smalls, the historic South Carolina lawmaker who ...
This unassuming island in Lake Hartwell is the last remaining evidence of a plantation, and it's home to about 60 graves and ...
In The Quarters and the Fields, Damian Pargas provides a unique approach to the examination of slavery. Rather than focusing on slave work and family life on cotton plantations, he compares the ...
It's October, and there's a chill in the air. Could it be the weather, or are the restless spirits of Hilton Head's tragic ...