Mel | Comms Specialist @melleesmith.com · Feb 5 Day 4 — We’ve looked at Laurens, SC during Civil War and Reconstruction. Let’s take it back. Laurens gets its name from Henry Laurens, partner in Henry & Laurens, the largest enslavement operation in North America. In the 1750s, Henry & Laurens trafficked more than 8,000+ enslaved Africans.
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Day 4 (ctd) — We'll talk more about Henry Laurens throughout the series. I graduated from the high school in Laurens, and all I learned about this guy was that he was imprisoned in the Tower of London. #HiddenHistoriesLaurensSC