Rooted Knowledge: Colonial Herbals and Medicine

Join Cultural History Interpretative Lead Aide Kat Cutting to explore the intersecting medicinal traditions of Indigenous peoples, enslaved Africans, and European colonizers in 18th- and 19th-century South Carolina. This program examines how botanical knowledge became a foundation for survival, resistance, and healing in a society shaped by the plantation system. By centering cross-cultural exchange and lived experiences, participants uncover how these diverse traditions were preserved and…