Letters to the Editor
Not Just a “White” Thing
Your article from November 20, 2017 on slavery (“Slavery: The Deep History of the Great Evil”) brought to mind a historic stop we made while traveling cross country.
A trip took us up the Intracoastal Waterway, where we spent an extended time in Charleston, South Carolina. As home to the first state historical museum in the United States, it gives another glimpse into slavery in our country’s history.
At this museum, we were informed that prior to the Civil War, Charleston’s population was one-half Free Black. They owned their own businesses, with many being professionals, and owned their own plantations and their own slaves.
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