The article, entitled "The Rice Lands of the South," describes the life of African Americans forced to work on rice plantations, including their work schedules, religious activities, and recreations.

Amy Lotson Mitchell, another coastal Georgia native ... Black community from local plantations, Mitchell is now the historian for the St. Simons African American Heritage Coalition.

Coastal West Africa has historically ranked low in the hierarchy of U.S. interests. However, increased instability in the region would erode decades of U.S. investment in humanitarian and ...