Acknowledgments

I am very grateful to Leonard Todd, author of Carolina Clay: The Life and Legend of the Slave Potter Dave, for helping me so much with this project. He met me in Edgefield, South Carolina, to show me the places that were important in Dave’s life—where Dave lived, worked, and died. Mr. Todd was very generous with his time and expertise. Thank you also to Stephen Ferrell, resident potter at Old Edgefield Pottery, who showed me the work in his studio, including a pot signed by Dave.

Additional thanks to the following people who reviewed the manuscript for this book and offered their valuable input: Dr. Pauletta Brown Bracy, School of Library and Information Sciences, North Carolina Central University; Jill Beute Koverman, Chief Curator of Collections and Research, McKissick Museum, University of South Carolina; Emily Alyssa Owens, Doctoral Student in African American Studies and History, Harvard University; and Dr. Freddie L. Parker, Professor of History, North Carolina Central University.