Unless you live in Georgetown County or have studied its history, you’ll probably learn something new about the county’s history during the current edition of Insight. For instance, do you know about McKenzie Beach? It was one of the most popular African American beach resorts of its time. Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Charlie Parker played there on a regular basis.
Located between Pawleys Island and Litchield Beach, the resort thrived from the 1930s until 1954 when it was destroyed by Hurricane Hazel. This is just one of the stories in Georgetown resident Steve Williams’ book, Ebony Effects: 150 Unknown Facts about Blacks in Georgetown, SC. Bhakti Larry Hough interviews Williams about the history contained in the book.
Insight airs Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:00 AM, 7:00 PM, and Midnight, on 90.9 FM, Radio Baha'i.
