Upheaval in Charleston : earthquake and murder on the eve of Jim Crow /

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On August 31, 1886, a massive earthquake centered near Charleston, South Carolina, sent shock waves as far north as Maine, down into Florida, and west to the Mississippi River. When the dust settled, residents of the old port city were devastated by the death and destruction. Upheaval in Charleston...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Williams, Susan Millar
Other Authors: Hoffius, Stephen G.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens : University of Georgia Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Dawson, Francis Warrington, > 1840-1889.
1800-1899
Charleston Earthquake, S.C., 1886 > Social aspects.
African Americans > Segregation > South Carolina > Charleston > History > 19th century.
Murder > South Carolina > Charleston.
Noirs américains > Ségrégation > Caroline du Sud > Charleston > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Meurtre > Caroline du Sud > Charleston.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
NATURE > Natural Disasters.
African Americans > Segregation.
Murder.
Race relations.
Social aspects.
Social conditions
Charleston (S.C.) > History > 19th century.
Charleston (S.C.) > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Charleston (S.C.) > Social conditions > 19th century.
South Carolina > Charleston.
History.
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