Descendants: Christopher Gardner
Descendants: Christopher Gardner

The Death of Democracy: The Hamburg Massacre of 1876. by Melissa DeVelvis

Episode notes

Christopher Gardner is the descendant of John Gardner, a minister of Providence Baptist Church, veteran of the 33rd U.S.C.T., and representative in the South Carolina legislature. He was also the mayor of Hamburg when the massacre occurred.

Mr. Gardner is interviewed by Marsha Harris, Ed.D., and Melissa DeVelvis, Ph.D.

Learn more at ⁠⁠bit.ly/rememberinghamburg⁠

This episode was recorded in the Pamplin Television, Cinema, and Podcasting Lab on the Summerville Campus with the help of Jasmine Garcia. The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Augusta University.