Drawing on Clara Barton's Red Cross archival records, this map highlights the locations where local African Americans led and carried out relief work coordinated by the Red Cross after the 1893 hurricane. 

Map point locations were chosen based on available historical maps and records. Specific geographic points were not always available. If you believe a location needs correcting, please share that with us at lcdl-contact-group[at]cofc[dot]edu

MAP KEY

 Sewing Circles: Local women organized into groups to alter donated clothing to fit their specific community members.

 Labor Reports: Local men compiled reports sent to American Red Cross leadership regarding the rebuilding of their communities, including roads, agricultural ditches, and houses.

 Petitions: African American community members organized petitions to challenge white residents' efforts to block aid the Red Cross was supplying to African American hurricane survivors.