Episode 152: The Scandalous Black Dance of 1795, Part 2
Charleston Time Machine - A podcast by Nic Butler, Ph.D. - Fridays
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Charlestonians were shocked to find a local magistrate at the center of an illegal black dance raided by police in 1795. William Cunnington defended his honor by publishing a narrative of the soirée, but historians have misinterpreted this intriguing story. Forgotten for more than two centuries, Cunnington’s text provides a valuable and entertaining glimpse of life in early Charleston.