Prior to the civil war, the Edisto Island economy was booming. Sea Island cotton, rice and indigo were excellent cash crops exported around the world. Their production of corn, sweet potatoes & peas along with poultry, pork and beef supported the several hundred free white people and the over five thousand Negro slaves.
Plantation management was one of the essential elements which contributed to this agrarian success. After the war and emancipation, a new relationship between landowner and worker had to be forged. How successfull was this post war effort? I would appreciate any information you have or source you can identify for me.
Monday, March 30, 2009
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