“Why do you give all the biscuits away?”

by | Feb 3, 2023 | African American History, Blog, Books, Drayton Hall Stories, Family

Excerpt from my book “Drayton Hall Stories: A Place and Its People”:
When you came by her house, the first thing she wanted to know, “You want something to eat?”
I’d ask her, “Why do you give all the biscuits away?”
She’d say “Honey, all you gonna do is eat it. If they want it, I give it to them.”
She was just that type of person, and her husband was the same.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR – George W. McDaniel, Ph.D., is President of McDaniel Consulting, LLC, a strategy firm that helps organizations use history to build bridges within itself and to its broader constituents. The company’s tag line, “Building Bridges through History,” is grounded in McDaniel’s personal beliefs and his experience in site management, preservation, education, board development, fundraising, and community outreach. Rather than using history to divide us, he strives to help organizations use history, especially local history, to enhance cross-cultural understanding and to support local museums, preservation, and education.  Dr. McDaniel led volunteer efforts with Emanuel AME Church and historical organizations in Charleston to use historic preservation to enhance racial reconciliation and healing. McDaniel is also the Executive Director Emeritus of Drayton Hall, a historic site in Charleston, SC, owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He retired from Drayton Hall in 2015 after 25 years of distinguished service.

A frequent writer, speaker, and facilitator about such issues,

he can be reached at gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com

or through his website www.mcdanielconsulting.net.

 

All images courtesy of the author unless otherwise noted.

Drayton Hall Stories" is now a 4X Award Winner with the SE Museum Conference's James R. Short Award, the Governor's Award in the Humanities, the SC Preservation Honor Award & the Alexander S. Salley Lifetime Achievement Award.

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