Historical Newspaper: Corsets in South Carolina
Subject
Laura Towne
Title
Historical Newspaper: Corsets in South Carolina
Date
06/13/1868
Type
Historical Newspaper
Description
Note: See 5th column, 1st paragraph. Racial epithets used, and some language may be offensive to readers.
Chronicling America presents a June 13, 1868 article from the Charleston Daily News newspaper, titled "Corsets in South Carolina," with direct quotes from Laura Matilda Towne- a White abolitionist, missionary, educator, and physician from the North. Towne provides her perspective on the "mental culture" of emancipated African Americans on St. Helena Island in Beaufort, South Carolina.
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Chronicling America presents a June 13, 1868 article from the Charleston Daily News newspaper, titled "Corsets in South Carolina," with direct quotes from Laura Matilda Towne- a White abolitionist, missionary, educator, and physician from the North. Towne provides her perspective on the "mental culture" of emancipated African Americans on St. Helena Island in Beaufort, South Carolina.
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Publisher
The Library of Congress (The Charleston Daily News, SC)
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Citation
“Historical Newspaper: Corsets in South Carolina,” Project Reconstruction, accessed April 25, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/683.