Toward the Meeting of the Waters

"This lively collection of scholarly and anecdotal presentations is an essential addition to the library of anyone interested in one of the greatest civil battles of our time. It will shatter all superficial assumptions that little was done during the early part of the last century. Most importantly, it establishes unequivocally the critical role South Carolina played in the tragedies, dramas, and hard-fought victories of this age."—Charleston (S.C.) Post & Courier

"Amid the riveting first-person accounts and intriguing historical themes, something transformative occurs . . . in [this] immensely moving book.""—Columbia (S.C.) State

"Organized chronologically, the book gives a powerful description of . . . repression, redemption, and survival in a southern state in the era of Jim Crow. Add on contributions from Dan Carter, Jack Bass, and Cleveland Sellers, and the reader has that rarest of works-an anthology that sticks to a theme with coherence. There is no better place to begin a study of South Carolina politics, or southern history, for that matter. An outstanding work."—Choice

2009 Choice Outstanding Academic Title