In South of Charleston, South Carolina, where the plantations that formed  the backdrop for the culture of slavery still surround the small town of Hickory Hill, began the journey of a boy whose life was touched and colored by the determination of the people in that small place.

What was life like South of Charleston and beyond Hickory Hill?

In South of Charleston: The Journey, author Charles McPherson recounts the story of his life and the nature of life in the South.