The story of communities of escaped slaves in the South Carolina swamps told through historical records…
Dr. Timothy Lockley, University of Warwick, UK will speak at 1:00 p.m. about Maroon Communities in South Carolina: A Documentary Record on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 in the Performing Arts Center, USCB- North Campus (801 Carteret Street).
Timothy James Lockley is an associate professor of history at the University of Warwick, England, and a specialist in history of the American South. He is the author of Welfare and Charity in the Antebellum South (which mentions our own Beaufort Female Benevolent Society) and Lines in the Sand: Race and Class in Lowcountry Georgia, 1750–1860 and coeditor with Catherine Armstrong and Roger Fagge of America in the British Imagination.
This session is the last in the “Discover Expressions of African American Culture” series sponsored by the Beaufort County Library, Beaufort County Planning, Historic Beaufort Foundation and the University of South Carolina Beaufort Libraries.
This program is free and planned to be of interest to anyone over age 12 years who enjoys learning about the history, culture, and environment of our local area.
For more information contact Grace Cordial, Historical Resources Coordinator, 470-6525 or gracec@bcgov.net.
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