Colored Help in Knitting Mills
October 2, 1897
Summary
The Planet proclaims “the dawn of a new era” in South Carolina because the local Charleston Knitting Mills have begun hiring black labor.
Transcription
Rev. J.H. M. Pollard, the accomplished Episcopal divine called on us. The Charleston Knitting Mills has tried the experiment of introducing colored labor. There are now 95 on the payroll and improvements are being made which will increase the number of seven or eight hundred.
Dr. Pollard presented us with a pair of black socks made by this colored labor and they may be seen at this office. The company is thoroughly satisfied with the experiment. This is the dawn of a new era for the colored brother in South Carolina.
Dr. Pollard presented us with a pair of black socks made by this colored labor and they may be seen at this office. The company is thoroughly satisfied with the experiment. This is the dawn of a new era for the colored brother in South Carolina.
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Brian Schrott
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“Colored Help in Knitting Mills,” Black Virginia: The Richmond Planet, 1894-1909, accessed February 19, 2026, https://blackvirginia.richmond.edu/items/show/1210.