What is the history of the Angel Oak Tree?
Answer
The 65-foot-high “Angel Oak” on Johns Island near Charleston, South Carolina, is believed to be one of the oldest living things east of the Mississippi. During segregation, its branches offered shade and shelter to black and white residents alike.
Source: https://gardens.si.edu/exhibitions/traveling/habitat/live-oaks-a-gathering-place/
Related Information
- Johns Island: Angel Oak, 1975, and undated, Box: 9, Folder: 2. Esther Kaplan Pivnick collection, AMN 1138. Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture. https://findingaids.library.cofc.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/46541 Accessed October 02, 2024. Opens in new window
- Freeman, Michael. “ "Angel Oak," by Michael Freeman” Lowcountry Digital Library, Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston, Opens in new window
- A Tree Story: Gullah/Geechee Roots and Resilience Opens in new window
- Miller, Ruth M, and Linda A Lennon. The Angel Oak. 2nd ed. Charleston, S.C: Tradd Street Press, 1989. Opens in new window
- Felkel, Linda L, and Ruth M Miller. Research Notes and Oral History with Septima P. Clark, 1980-1981., 1980. Opens in new window
- Clark . “ Oral history with Septima P. Clark” Lowcountry Digital Library, South Carolina Historical Society, 11/20/1980. Opens in new window
- Angel Oak, Vol. 1, No. 1 : John’s Island, S.C. Charleston, S.C: Angel Oak Magazine,], 1975. Opens in new window
- Frazier, Eugene. James Island : Stories from Slave Descendants. Charleston [SC] ; History Press, 2007. Opens in new window
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