Description James Island remains one of the few places in the United States where Descendants of slaves can easily trace their roots to one of the seventeen Slave plantations.
It has left them with a legacy of both the joy and the pain of living in a time and place wrought with hardship but somehow still intermingled with the happiness that comes from a community built on family, love, strength.
For many African Americans, it is hard to imagine how far this small Island has come.
Description James Island remains one of the few places in the United States where Descendants of slaves can easily trace their roots to one of the seventeen Slave plantations