About Me:
My name is Jeffrey Bean. Currently I am a history major at Coastal Carolina University. I have always had a passion to know the unknown, to shine light on a subject that has been in darkness. This site is dedicated to the Waccamaw Indian people of Horry County, South Carolina. The Waccamaw people of Horry County have a poorly documented history and this is my attempt to change that.
About the Project:
This project is a Historical Mapping project, meaning I will go to the historical sites and retrieve their GPS coordinates and place them on a map with some information about them.
About the Waccamaw People:
When the first settlers encountered the Waccamaw they treated them less than human often killing and enslaving them. That tradition continued in this county for hundreds of years. Most of the people became enslaved and pushed off their land for the interest of the Europeans. Even in the 19th century the people still faced discrimination often being labeled " Other than white", "mulatto", or "free person of color". This attitude towards the Waccamaw people would continue in the 20th century as well. The people of the Waccamaw were included in the segregation of our schools. The people had to attend "Pine Level School" because Horry county, for first half of the 20th century would not allow people of any color other than white in public schools. Though things are much better today, but the tribe still faces obstacles. The tribe was recognized by the state of south Carolina in the early 1990's, but still has not been recognized federally. Please check out my blog to see the progress of this project.
My name is Jeffrey Bean. Currently I am a history major at Coastal Carolina University. I have always had a passion to know the unknown, to shine light on a subject that has been in darkness. This site is dedicated to the Waccamaw Indian people of Horry County, South Carolina. The Waccamaw people of Horry County have a poorly documented history and this is my attempt to change that.
About the Project:
This project is a Historical Mapping project, meaning I will go to the historical sites and retrieve their GPS coordinates and place them on a map with some information about them.
About the Waccamaw People:
When the first settlers encountered the Waccamaw they treated them less than human often killing and enslaving them. That tradition continued in this county for hundreds of years. Most of the people became enslaved and pushed off their land for the interest of the Europeans. Even in the 19th century the people still faced discrimination often being labeled " Other than white", "mulatto", or "free person of color". This attitude towards the Waccamaw people would continue in the 20th century as well. The people of the Waccamaw were included in the segregation of our schools. The people had to attend "Pine Level School" because Horry county, for first half of the 20th century would not allow people of any color other than white in public schools. Though things are much better today, but the tribe still faces obstacles. The tribe was recognized by the state of south Carolina in the early 1990's, but still has not been recognized federally. Please check out my blog to see the progress of this project.