CHARLESTON, SOAKING IN ITS BEAUTY AND HOSPITALITY, IT’S EASY TO FORGET THE DARKER CHAPTERS THAT UNFOLDED HERE. THE STORY OF THE ENSLAVED IN CHARLESTON FROM THE SHORES OF AFRICA TO THE AUCTION BLOCK OF ...

If you've never heard of Carolina Gold rice, don't worry, you're not alone. Despite its crucial role in shaping the food culture of the American South, Carolina Gold was almost lost to history. But ...

The rice found its way to South Carolina fields and became a major cash crop before a series of mishaps caused it to totally disappear from the state. But, with help from the foundation and some ...

Plumfield Plantation in Darlington County produces Carolina Plantation brand white, gold and brown rice. It doesn't produce dirty rice, which is a traditional Cajun dish that could be made with any of ...

Jesmyn Ward's new novel is "Let Us Descend." Jesmyn Ward, a two-time National Book Award winner, turns to the antebellum South in her new novel "Let Us Descend." Ward's heroine is Annis, an enslaved ...

Early in the 18th century, thousands of Africans were being imported each year to the colony of South Carolina, where they were forced to work in clearing land and cultivating the rapidly expanding ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Magnolia Plantation & Gardens has been used for 345 years, and in that time, has seen beauty, robust farming and wealth. It has also seen the transition from the horror of slavery ...

Jesmyn Ward, a two-time National Book Award winner, turns to the antebellum South in her new novel "Let Us Descend." Ward's heroine is Annis, an enslaved young woman, likely a teenager, whose world is ...