REHEARSAL FOR RECONSTRUCTION (Part the Second)

Salmon Portland Chase (1808-1873)

 

In which we discuss the Port Royal Experiment on South Carolina’s Sea Islands, which many people considered a dress rehearsal for the South’s postwar reconstruction.

 

 

Our book recommendation for this episode is Rehearsal for Reconstruction: The Port Royal Experiment by Willie Lee Rose.

 

“A triumph of historical analysis and a detailed re-creation of some of the Civil War’s noblest hopes and greatest tragedies.” ~ David Brion Davis

 

Listen to Episode 78: RehearsalForReconstruction