From my opinion piece published by Folio Weekly (Jacksonville, Florida):
"The influence of the South Carolina slave market means many African Americans in Florida and Georgia probably have Senegambian heritage. A 1784 advertisement for 'Prime Healthy Gambia Negroes' in the South Carolina Gazette described Gambians as 'universally reckoned the best that can be imported, they being...well acquainted with the cultivation of rice, indigo and tobacco.' Rice was a major crop for coastal South Carolina and Georgia."
To read the rest of "Roots Rock: Recently discovered slave graves resurrect discussion on the origins of African Americans," Folio Weekly, 3 Jan. 2012, please visit http://bit.ly/yDDBzK.
"The influence of the South Carolina slave market means many African Americans in Florida and Georgia probably have Senegambian heritage. A 1784 advertisement for 'Prime Healthy Gambia Negroes' in the South Carolina Gazette described Gambians as 'universally reckoned the best that can be imported, they being...well acquainted with the cultivation of rice, indigo and tobacco.' Rice was a major crop for coastal South Carolina and Georgia."
To read the rest of "Roots Rock: Recently discovered slave graves resurrect discussion on the origins of African Americans," Folio Weekly, 3 Jan. 2012, please visit http://bit.ly/yDDBzK.
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