Reading and Research
Below is a selection of things I have read and places I have visited while working on "Uncovering Reconstruction." This list is growing and changing as the project evolves. Links are provided below.
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Books
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Denmark Vesey's Garden: Slavery and Memory in the Cradle of the Confederacy, Ethan J. Kytle and Blain Roberts
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A Golden Haze of Memory: The Making of Historic Charleston, Stephanie E. Yuhl
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Articles
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Steeped in Racial History, Charleston Ponders Its Future, Richard Fausset
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Why Reconstruction Matters, Eric Foner
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It’s Not Just the Flag: South Carolina Officially Celebrates Hero of White Death Squads, Ben Mathis-Lilley
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Digital Exhibitions and Resources
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South Carolina Encyclopedia, University of South Carolina
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After Slavery: Race, Labor, and Politics in the Post- Emancipation Carolinas, Lowcountry Digital History Initiative
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Confederate Monuments Syllabus, Kevin M. Levin
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Sites to Visit
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The Woodrow Wilson Family Home- Columbia, SC