1862: Dr. Esther confronts head-on the situation of the South Carolina Freedmen:
Category Archives: Esther Hill Hawks
Hawks 19: The Lowest Type
1862: Dr. Esther sets out to write about freedmen volunteering to fight for the union, but once again encounters her own racial prejudices …
Hawks 18: Morality
1862: Dr. Esther’s observations of the “peculiar characteristics of the negro”:
Hawks 17: Merely a Subterfuge
1862: Dr. Esther suspects the former slaves are trying to trick her …
Hawks 16: Praise & Pride
1862: Many of Dr. Esther’s notes on the freedmen of South Carolina seem to mix equal parts observation and prejudice …
Hawks 15: Looms Up the Grand Mansion
1862: Dr. Hawks explores the “grand mansions” & grounds of Beaufort …
Hawks 14: The Shell Road
1862: Scenic South Carolina in the midst of war …
Hawks 13: From a Military Point of View
1862: Dr. Hawks lays out some of the military realities of her surroundings …
Hawks 12: No One Is Punished
1862: General Saxton confronts the ruthless tide of violence against former slaves …
Hawks 11: Every Indignity Which Human Ingenuity Could Devise
1862: Even worse than property damage is the abuse of former slaves by Northern soldiers …
Hawks: Nursing the 54th Massachusetts (poster)
1863: Dr. Esther Hill Hawks confronts many of her own racial preconceptions when she finds herself managing the camp hospital that receives over 500 wounded men of the 54th MA following their assault on Fort Wagner…
Hawks 23: 300 Pupils
1862: Dr. Esther loses her voice teaching 300 freedmen students at a time …
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