Hawks 20: Their Environment

1862: Dr. Esther confronts head-on the situation of the South Carolina Freedmen:

~ CIVIL WAR DIARY of Esther Hill Hawks ~

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“Dr. H” = Dr. John Milton Hawks = Esther’s husband, an ardent abolitionist who had originally encouraged Esther to come to South Carolina!
For more about him, see:

• “Human Pilgrimmage: The Civil War Activities of Drs. John Milton and Esther Hill Hawks” (Prof. Schwartz’s PDF) >>
• Dr. J. M. Hawks in this history of Port Orange, FL >> (both Drs. Hawks worked to set up communities for freedmen in Florida after the war.)