Built in 1850, these slave huts sheltered the men and women forced to work long days in the salt ponds, one of the island’s most valuable exports at the time. Inside, there was just enough space to rest and store a few personal belongings after hours of grueling labor under the Caribbean sun. Every Friday, when the week’s work was done, enslaved workers would walk for nearly seven hours to Rincon just to spend the weekend with their families. On Sundays, they made the same long journey back, kno

The remarkable history of the Edisto Island Slave Cabin comes to life as we trace its journey from South Carolina to the brand new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. | AARP

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3.1K views · 68 reactions | The premiere of Kunta Kinteh Island documentary film, chronicles the process of renaming Ft. James Island, which was a holding cell for slaves during the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade. #TuneIn Saturday, February 25 at 9pm/et. | Aspire TV | Facebook