In order to provide for their needs, some persons operated stores and those with large amounts of land would rent a portion to others for farming. The book describes two extraordinary women, one white, Mary Richardson Moses Bowen Taft, who provided the land for what became the town and one African American, Mary Matthews Just, who became the soul of the Town. ![]() The story also emphasize the connection of Maryville/Ashleyville to the founding of Charleston, South Carolina in 1670. ![]() ![]() Yearly elections in February were held to elect the Intendant/Mayor, wardens, Board of Health, policemen, and a Postmaster/Postmistress. Hopefully, this work will demonstrate how ordinary people can achieve extraordinary things.īook Synopsis Maryville, The Audacity of a People tells the story of how people who would be described as essential workers were able to buy land, organize themselves to create a formal government with a charter and elect officials in the era of Jim Crow. The results of these two women from different levels of society efforts was the creation of an independent town in the era of Jim Crow. ![]() It also describes two extraordinary women, one white, Mary Richardson Moses Bowen Taft, who provided the land for what became the town, and one African American, Mary Matthews Just, who became the soul of the Town. About the Book This book was written to help educate the citizens of Maryville/Ashleyville and the world about the historic Town of Maryville, 1886-1936, with emphasis on the connection to the founding of Charleston, South Carolina in 1670.
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