The Port Royal Experiment : a case study in development

The Resource The Port Royal Experiment : a case study in development
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The Port Royal Experiment : a case study in development
Title remainder
a case study in development
Statement of responsibility
Kevin Dougherty
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"The Port Royal Experiment builds on classic scholarship to present not a historical narrative but a study of what is now called development and nation building. The Port Royal Experiment was a joint governmental and private effort begun during the Civil War to transition former slaves to freedom and self-sufficiency. Port Royal Harbor and the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina were liberated by Union Troops in 1861. As the Federal advance began, the white plantation owners and residents fled, abandoning approximately 10,000 black slaves. Several private Northern charity organizations stepped in to help the former slaves become self-sufficient. Nonetheless, the Point Royal Experiment was only a mixed success and was contested by efforts to restore the status quo of white dominance. Return to home rule then undid much of what the experiment accomplished."--Page [4] of cover
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
305.896/07307579909034
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
E185.93.S7
LC item number
D68 2014
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography

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