Hurricane Jim Crow: How the Great Sea Island Storm of 1893 Shaped the Lowcountry South

by Caroline Grego

Book Overview

On an August night in 1893, the deadliest hurricane in South Carolina history struck the Lowcountry, killing thousands--almost all African American. But the devastating storm is only the beginning of this story. The hurricane's long effects intermingled with ongoing processes of economic downturn, racial oppression, resistance, and environmental change. In the Lowcountry, the political, economic, and social conditions of Jim Crow were inextricable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469671352
• ISBN13: 9781469671352
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"