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A book we read and will reread many times. The information is superb and the footnotes and citations are in themselves a wealth of knowledge. “Harvesting freedom : African American agrarianism in Civil War era #southcarolina Carolina by Akiko Ochiai Product Description From early in the #civilwar War, the #seaislands of South Carolina set the stage for an exciting experiment in freedpeople's independence. Lowcountry South Carolina is particularly significant, not only for its aristocratic planters and its high profile in the secession, but for the degree of autonomy that the #slave acquired during seasons of absentee proprietorship. No place ever came closer to realizing the dream of Forty Acres and a Mule than this region, and consequently no place saw more vigorous struggles over #land possession. Proving to the world their abilities to purchase lands, to organize cooperatives, and to participate in political parties, the #africanamerican of the lowcountry forged and fought for their own #agrarian dreams. "[A] lively read and should be purchased by all libraries with collections on African American history and Reconstruction. Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above." - Choice "Demonstrating solid research and sound conclusions, Harvesting Freedom makes an important contribution to the scholarship concerning the African American quest for land in Civil War- and Reconstruction-era South Carolina. . . . [T]his fine work clearly illustrates how blacks on the Sea Islands marched to the beat of a different drummer." - The South Carolina Historical Magazine” #sthelenaislandsc #gullahgeechee #gullahpeople #blackfarmers #blackhistory #portroyalexperiment #reconstructionera #landowners #heirsproperty #robertsmalls #penncenter #hastingsgantt #read #reading #books #agriculturebooks #agrarianhistory #blackingenuity #intelligence (at Morning Glory Homestead) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJcTOrlh7Tn/?igshid=1ci3kae5f6mrr

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We’re excited about the Gullah Campfire Supper with Stories and Songs that will take place tomorrow night. We will share stories of four women who helped #gullahgeechee people during the #portroyalexperiment and #reconstructionera in #beaufortsc Songs from the period will be sung, Many Thousand Go or Gone, John Browns Body, Fo Down in the Lonesome Valley. Our friend Sará Reynolds Green will be here to share about food insecurity and land loss in the #gullah community. All of this will be around our #campfire. #farmtotabledinner will be served with produce from our #farm and #localfood from other #farmers If you’re #traveling in the area, same day tickets are available online. Contact us using the link in our bio. #civilwarhistory #foodies #foodiesofinstagram #womenshistorymonth #womenshistory #foodjusticeisracialjustice #foodsecurity #land #gentrification #landlosspreventionproject #harriettubman #susiekingtaylor #clarabarton #charlotteforten #americanredcross #uscoloredtroops #unionarmy #portroyalsc #travel (at Morning Glory Homestead) https://www.instagram.com/p/CM5gx-wBcGN/?igshid=kvbo5uc2rxw6

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Women’s History Month Trivia about the Gullah Campfire Supper with Stories and Songs Which of the four women did the things listed? 1) The 1st African-American army nurse 2) Started teaching at age 14 3) Testified in a court martial case in Beaufort SC 4) Wrote letters for soldiers in Beaufort hospital 5) Founded the 1st free school in the state of New Jersey 6) Worked as a baker in Beaufort SC 7) Cleaned ammunition for Union Army 8) Spoke German and played Chess Hear more about these women and present day local woman making history in our Gullah community, Sará Reynolds Green, wife of @gullahchefbillgreen . The supper is this Saturday, 6:30 pm. Arrangements are made in the event of rain. The food for the meal will be prepared in the Gullah tradition. For reservations click the link in the bio. #susiekingtaylor #clarabarton #harriettubman #charlotteforten #womenshistorymonth #womenshistory #women #history #civilwar #civilwarhistory #portroyalexperiment #beaufortsc #beaufortdistrict #schistory #discoversouthamerica #campfirecooking #campfirestories #campfiresong #gullahgeechee #gullah #gullahhistory #penncenter1862 #sthelenaisland #agritourism #farm #foodie #foodies #hipcamp (at Morning Glory Homestead) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMyLcUvh-ij/?igshid=1unfvzkd7mtr6

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During our #tour Monday we pointed out the #tombstones of these 2 #soldiers who served with the UNITED STATES COLORED TROOPS 33rd Regiment, United States Colored Infantry “Organized February 8, 1864, from 1st South Carolina Colored Infantry. Attached to U. S. Forces, Port Royal Island, S. C., 10th Corps, Dept. of the South, to April, 1864. District of Beaufort, S. C., Dept. of the South, to July, 1864. Folly Island, S. C., Northern District, Dept. of the South, to October, 1864. 1st Separate Brigade, Dept. of the South, to March, 1865. District of Savannah, Ga., and Dept. of the South, to January, 1866.” The #women we will feature during our #gullah #campfire #supper with #stories and #songs were all affiliated with members of the 33rd. At the supper guests will hear there stories and sing songs from that time and be served a #farmtotable meal with foods prepared in the Gullah food tradition with produce from our #farm and some reminiscent of the #reconstructionera . At least one dish will be from one of the#cookbooks of Gullah #chef Sallie Ann Robinson of #daufuskieisland Our friend Sará Reynolds Green will share her Gullah roots, tie to the land and the causes she works to support here on the island. The #history of the people during the #unionarmy occupation of the #beaufortdistrict the purpose and work of the #portroyalexperiment and the #nursing provided by the newly formed #americanredcross by founder #clarabarton will be highlighted along with the founding of the #pennschool and their first Negro teacher #charlotteforten the tireless work of #harriettubman here in Beaufort as well as that if #susiekingtaylor “Taylor moved to Beaufort, South Carolina, in late fall 1862, where the 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment had formed at Camp Saxton. One of the first African American regiments, the 1st South Carolina was later reorganized as the 33rd U.S. Colored Troops Infantry Regiment. Among those who volunteered for the regiment was Edward King, whom Taylor would soon marry.” Tickets for the supper are available at our website, see the link in our bio. #sthelenaislandsc #travelandleisure #outdoors #outdoordining (at Morning Glory Homestead) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMwI7v7BzaH/?igshid=zvf33ezcyq1t

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As we include more historical accounts in our farm tour, we share information about the “Big gin Shoot”. We’re currently reading about that event and want to share with you. “During 1861, the Civil War's first year, Wabash blockaded the Confederacy's Atlantic Coast and participated in the captures of Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina, and Port Royal, South Carolina. As flagship of the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, she was an active force in the Blockade of Charleston, S.C., in 1862-64.” “On the morning of seven November 1861, the local militia reinforced by the Confederate army to about 1300 soldiers awaited the union attack the union fleet that initiated bombardment remove hilton head island was the largest ever assembled under the an american flag including 75 ships carrying more than 12,000 men sailing back and forth across the shallows of the insurance of port royal harbor,. Union gunships like the Wabash pelted the Confederate forts Walker and Beauregard with well directed cannon fire . by the early , Afternoon, the Confederate ordinances were out of Commission, and their garrisons fled in panic. The retreating Confederate army urged the white residents to flee. Many years later, Buford exclave Daphne Wright vividly reminisced, quote the southern soldiers come from blufton on a Wednesday 7 November and tell the white folks must get out the way, the yank is right behind him! On several plantations, family dinners left on their dinner tables were consumed by the invading union troops before they had time to grow cold period planters and their families managed to take with them only their portable valuables. They left behind 8000 African American slaves as well as much other valuable property.” Harvesting Freedom: African American Agrarianism in Civil War Era South Carolina (Contributions in American History) by Akiko Ochiai. #civilwar #history #ushistory #southcarolina #schistory #usswabash #portroyal #portroyalsc #reconstructionera #portroyalexperiment #slavery #scseaislands #sthelenaisland #sthelenaislandsc #gullahgeechee #gullah #travel #travelblogger #agritourism #beaufortsc (at Morning Glory Homestead) https://www.instagram.com/p/CHcMQhcBDw8/?igshid=a9zwymsukjok

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The Friends of Charlotte Forten Book Club is currently reading about our “Gullah Statesman” Robert Smalls, there is much to learn and know about him. The biographical works about this man and his fortitude are vast, my favorite is the Gullah Statesman. We are reading the new historical fiction book “Trouble the Water” by Rebecca Bruffe. “Bruff fell in love with the story of Robert Smalls on her first visit to South Carolina. Captivated and inspired, Bruff left her job and moved across the country to research and write Trouble the Water. The novel navigates the rich tributaries of courage, betrayal, and redemption. “Rather than a biography,” notes Bruff, “I wanted to imagine the world in which he lived…. I’ve attempted to honor the perspectives of a few women and men, black and white, enslaved and free, while recognizing the historical and cultural distances to be bridged….The man changed countless lives. Including mine.”” Charlotte Forten shared an account in her journal on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27, 1862 of a dinner address made by General Saxon in which he mentions his conversation with recently freed Robert Smalls. “Then he told them the story of Robert Small[s],39 and added. "To-day Robt. came to see me. I asked him how he was getting on in the store which he is keeping for the freed people. He said he was doing very well-making fifty dollars a week, sometimes, "But" said he ["]Gen I'm going to stop keeping store. I'm going to enlist. "What," said I. "Are you going to enlist when you can make fifty doll[ar]s a week keeping store." "Yes Sir," he replied "I'm going to enlist as a private in the black regiment. How can I expect to keep my freedom if I'm not willing to fightforit? Suppose the Seceshsh'ld get back here again? what good w'ld my fifty dolls. do me then? Yes, Sir I sh'ld enlist if I were making a thousand dollars a week." What a powerful statement! #RobertSmalls #charlotteforten #reconstructionhistory #PortRoyalExperiment #TheGullahStatesman #beaufortsc #TroubletheWaterbook #RebeccaBruffe @penncenter #summerreading #goodbooks #goodreads #bookstagram #books #bookshelf #bookclub #friendsofcharlotteforten (at Saint Helena Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/Byg8Qq4A13-/?igshid=141civxu5wb2r

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We’re celebrating #juneteenth by conducting tours of our historic community Thursday June 17 and Friday June 18 on St. Helena Island, SC. Visit sites that are off the beaten trail and those that are well known. You can choose to have a tour followed by lunch on our farm or without lunch. Visit our website for more information and purchase tickets. #history #historymajor #polisci #politicalscienceandhistory #hbcu #hbcugrad #travelandlearn #travelblogger #historyteacher #historytour #gullah #gullahgeechee #sthelenaislandsc #unitedstatescoloredtroops #portroyalexperiment #emancipation #emancipationproclamation #freedom #abrahamlincoln #civilwar #civilwarhistory #unionarmy #agritourism #scagritourism #beaufortsc #tours #travel #blackhistory #discoversc (at Morning Glory Homestead) https://www.instagram.com/p/CP7Xuk5BEp5/?utm_medium=tumblr

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In honor of the women who will be recognized during the Gullah Campfire Supper with Stories and Songs event celebrating Women’s History Month and their military service, we are offering a discount code for military service men and women to attend the event. If you’re active duty, a Veteran, Reservist, National Guardsmen or Women, or family member with an ID, at checkout enter the code USCT1863 to receive the discount. From on Veteran and family, “thank you for your service”! Purchase admission using the link in bio to connect you to the farm store. #military #militaryfamily #militarywomen #soldiers #marines #army #navy #airforce #coastguard #reservist #nationalguard #militaryfamilymembers #couponcode #discountcode #campfiresupper #hipcamp #outdoordining #farmtotable #fieldtofork #civilwarhistory #civilwar #portroyalexperiment #susiekingtaylor #harriettubman #unitedstatescoloredtroops #beaufortsc #womenshistorymonth (at Morning Glory Homestead) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMgm4lnhlcN/?igshid=k291e9zm98vl