Photo Gallery & Article: Mitchelville: The Hidden Town at Dawn of Freedom

Mitchelville

Photo Gallery & Article: Mitchelville: The Hidden Town at Dawn of Freedom

02/29/2012

Article & Photo Gallery

The BBC features a 2012 article, written by Peter Jackson, on modern efforts to preserve Mitchelville- one of the first self-governing communities of formerly enslaved African Americans, located on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. The article features commentary from two advocates on the town's history and significance. Several historical and modern pictures, illustrations and maps with explanatory captions are included.

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