The Southern Foodways Alliance documents, studies, and explores the diverse food cultures of the changing American South.
Oral History
Here are the stories of men and women who make their living working on the waters of the South Carolina Lowcountry.
Interview
Fred Dockery is a crabber living and working on James Island in Charleston, SC.
Jamie White is an oysterman and crabber who lives and works on James Island in Charleston, South Carolina.
Julie McClellan raises mariculture clams and picks oysters near McClellanville, South Carolina.
Neal Cooksey is a commercial fisherman based in Charleston, South Carolina.
Kimberly Carroll owned and operated Kimberly's Crabs in Mt. Pleasant, SC before retiring in 2013.
Danny Manigault owns and operates Danny's Live Crabs in North Charleston, SC.
Andrew Magwood is a retired third generation fisherman. He shrimped with his brother, Junior Magwood, who owned C.A.…
Rocky Magwood is a Fourth generation fisherman and worked on many of his family's shrimp boats in Mt. Pleasant, SC.