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<p>In 1870, former captive Ervin James (1815–72) purchased 105 ac (42 ha) from two white landowners to establish his family farm. By 1891, his sons had bought an additional 140 ac (57 ha) where they grew crops, raised livestock, and hunted wildlife in the swamp. At the community’s peak in the 1920s, over 250 people called Jamestown home, and the community included a cemetery, a Methodist church, and a school. In the 1940s, the community started to decline, as residents increasingly had to seek employment farther away. Archaeological and historical evidence, including oral histories, underscore the complexity of everyday life at Jamestown. While residents were economically marginalized, they still owned and worked their own land, something that was–and still is—denied to many African Americans. This article focuses on the confluence of historical struggle, perseverance, and protection manifest in the landscapes of Jamestown.</p>

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Protection, Perseverance, and Power: Landscapes at Jamestown, A Postbellum Black Community in the Pee Dee Region of South Carolina

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    2025年2月21日

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  • Christopher P. Barton,
  • Terry James

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In 1870, former captive Ervin James (1815–72) purchased 105 ac (42 ha) from two white landowners to establish his family farm. By 1891, his sons had bought an additional 140 ac (57 ha) where they grew crops, raised livestock, and hunted wildlife in the swamp. At the community’s peak in the 1920s, over 250 people called Jamestown home, and the community included a cemetery, a Methodist church, and a school. In the 1940s, the community started to decline, as residents increasingly had to seek employment farther away. Archaeological and historical evidence, including oral histories, underscore the complexity of everyday life at Jamestown. While residents were economically marginalized, they still owned and worked their own land, something that was–and still is—denied to many African Americans. This article focuses on the confluence of historical struggle, perseverance, and protection manifest in the landscapes of Jamestown.