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Charleston Time Machine
Mar 24, 2024 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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Charleston Time Machine is a podcast and illustrated blog created by Dr. Nic Butler, historian at theCharleston County Public Library. Drawing forgotten stories from archival sources, Dr. Butler explores the less familiar corners of local history with a broad range of stories that highlight connections between past and present in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.
Other Facts about Charleston Time Machine:
•Launched in January 2017.
• 250episodes (as of February 2023).
•More than 110 hours of audio content (as of February 2023).
•The text version of the podcast includes more than a million words and hundreds of illustrations.
Charleston Time Machine - Sales_of_incoming_Africans - 3-24-24
Charleston Time Machine: The Sales of Incoming Africans on the Wharves of Colonial Charleston- The entry of more than 150,000 African captives into the port of Charleston before the year 1808 forms one of the most important themes in the history of this community, but there are many local details about this international traffic in human cargo that remain obscure. To acknowledge the suffering of those people and to honor their legacy, many people wish to retrace their first footsteps onto this American shore. But where did they stand when they were sold into a life of slavery here in Charleston?
