African-Americans and Charleston
Subtitle: histories intertwined
By: photographs and text by Daniel M. Smith, Jr
Publisher: Blurb
Published: 2010
Place of publication: [San Francisco]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 113
ISBN-13: 9780615368054
Subjects: Buildings, structures; African Americans; Historic buildings; Pictorial works; History
Description: "Daniel M. Smith, Jr. explores Charleston's history of slavery, black slaveowners, miscegenation, and the spectrum of life generated by this milieu to answer a few questions: How did the caste system based on skin color arise? How did churches come to be defined by the social class of their members? What accounts for the wide disparity in education and income within the African-American community? Unlike studies of the physical world, exploring these questions does not reveal laws and principles but instead uncovers the intricate entanglement of African-American history with that of the larger Charleston community."--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-107) and index.
Table of contents: title: Antebellum; title: Civil War and Reconstruction; title: Schools; title: Artists and artisans; title: Churches; title: Early 20th century; title: Civil rights.