USC Beaufort Libraries will create a public-facing Library Guide entitled "Freedom Takes Root: A Digital Gateway to the Reconstruction Era." This guide will be a curated, interactive digital bibliography centralizing Reconstruction-era materials related to Beaufort County and the Lowcountry. This collaborative project between the USCB Libraries and the ISRE will organize, annotate, and contextualize key primary and secondary resources to support researchers, teachers, and the public's understanding of one of the United States' most significant Reconstruction communities.
Elizabeth Laney, M.A., is a historian and genealogist with 20+ years experience working in state parks, historic sites and public libraries. She specializes in the history of the Reconstruction Era and the history of the State of South Carolina with a particular focus on African American... Read More →
Master of Science Library Science, UNC Chapel Hill Master of Arts in Educational Theatre, New York University Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Education, East Carolina University
