Charleston The Port City

The Port City

Robert is a young slave boy living in Charleston in 1800. He hauls crates and barrels on and off ships. Rummage through the crates and barrels to see what was coming and going through the port of Charleston. Discover the crops that generated the region's great wealth and the slaves who helped create that wealth. Understand how the slaves arrived here and the knowledge they brought with them. Find out about the pirates that once terrorized the South Carolina coast. Children can raise the "jolly roger" of their favorite pirate up the mainmast of the wharf area. (http://www.charlestonmuseum.org/exhibits-kidstory)