Combahee River

Coordinates: 32°30′31″N 80°30′34″W / 32.50861°N 80.50944°W / 32.50861; -80.50944
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Combahee River
U.S. Highway 17
Combahee River is located in South Carolina
Combahee River
Location of mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateSouth Carolina
CountiesColleton, Beaufort, Hampton
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates32°47′31″N 80°52′47″W / 32.7918393°N 80.8798286°W / 32.7918393; -80.8798286
Mouth 
 • coordinates
32°30′31″N 80°30′34″W / 32.50861°N 80.50944°W / 32.50861; -80.50944

The Combahee River (

Lowcountry region of South Carolina formed at the confluence of the Salkehatchie and Little Salkehatchie rivers near the Islandton community of Colleton County, South Carolina. Part of its lower drainage basin combines with the Ashepoo River and the Edisto River to form the ACE Basin. The Combahee empties into Saint Helena Sound near Beaufort, which in turn empties into the Atlantic Ocean.[2]

History

The river is named for its first inhabitants, the Combahee tribe of

Yemassee War of 1715–1717 saw skirmishes in the area.[citation needed
]

On August 27, 1782, one of the last fights in the Revolutionary War took place along the Combahee River. The British made an attempt at foraging, which the Americans, headed by General Mordecai Gist and Colonel John Laurens, opposed.[citation needed] Laurens, the son of Henry Laurens, a former president of the Continental Congress, died in the action.

The Combahee River bordered and supplied the water for some of the largest, most productive rice plantations prior to the Civil War. It was the site of an important military incident during that conflict, the

US Highway 17 is the location today.[citation needed
]

Cultural legacy

The

Combahee River Raid, where Harriet Tubman led 750 freed slaves to safety. The Collective was instrumental in highlighting that the white feminist movement was not addressing the particular needs of black women.[6] They are perhaps best known for developing the Combahee River Collective Statement,[7] a key document in the history of contemporary Black feminism and the development of the concepts of identity as used among political organizers and social theorists.[8][9]

References

  1. ISBN 0877795460
    ), p. 272.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Combahee River
  3. ^ South Carolina Tribes: The Yemassee Indians[permanent dead link], MCAS Beaufort
  4. ^ "Duchess Harris. Interview with Barbara Smith". Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
  5. ISBN 0-8476-8346-X
    , p. 524.
  6. ^ Women's Realities, Women's Choices: An Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies. 2005.
  7. ^ The full text of the Combahee River Collective Statement is available here.
  8. ISBN 0-415-27623-3
    , p. 577.
  9. ISBN 0-231-11698-5
    , p. 316.

See also
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