Virginia McGee Richards
Biographic Data
| ID | 11183059 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Virginia McGee Richards |
| GIVEN NAMES | Virginia McGee |
| FAMILY NAME | Richards |
| SIGNATURE | RICHARDS V M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“To and Fro by Canoo and Boat”
South Carolina’s colonizers exploited the labor and knowledge of enslaved Africans to raise cattle, clear forests, drain swamps, and plant rice. But historians have overlooked one key element in that Lowcountry saga. Black workers also created numerous navigable canals, or “cuts,” to enable safe, rapid river transportation. These narrow connecting channels made possible six shipping corridors linking remote plantations to the emerging port of Cha…
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“To and Fro by Canoo and Boat”
South Carolina’s colonizers exploited the labor and knowledge of enslaved Africans to raise cattle, clear forests, drain swamps, and plant rice. But historians have overlooked one key element in that Lowcountry saga. Black workers also created numerous navigable canals, or “cuts,” to enable safe, rapid river transportation. These narrow connecting channels made possible six shipping corridors linking remote plantations to the emerging port of Cha…
canals (1 work) · colonial North America (1 work) · Colonialism, slavery, and trade (1 work) · dugout canoes (1 work) · export-oriented economy (1 work) · Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies (1 work) · History of Colonial Brazil (1 work) · inland waterways (1 work) · river transport (1 work) · Slave labor (1 work)