Condition and prospects of the sea islands
Editorial written by Francis Warrington Dawson and published April 22, 1880 in the Charleston News and Courier has been copied. Dawson writes of the conditions on the sea islands of South Carolina as planters have been working to restore the lands. The people of the sea islands reportedly live peacefully and prosperously together, despite Freed people outnumbering White farmers. Dawson states that the “Southern problem” has been solved.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1880-04-22