Episode 7: Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie, Part 4: Memory and Movement
- Lolita Rowe
- Nov 17
- 2 min read
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division:
LC-USF34-043456-D [P&P], LOT 1533 (corresponding photographic print).
Other Number: E 5985.
The conclusion of the Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie story
Episode 7 explores the aftermath of the flooding of the Santee Basin – how families relocated, rebuilt, and carried memory forward across generations. Through conversations with Dr. Hart and Dr. Kelsey Moore, we trace the paths people took—whether migrating to new cities during WWII, moving to nearby towns, or staying rooted on familiar land.
We look at the Great Migration, the challenges and promises of federal resettlement programs, the power of Black church communities, and the stories that archival records often leave behind. The episode features the moving account of Dollie Smalls, a reminder of how memory survives even when land and documentation do not.
This episode concludes our exploration of the Santee-Cooper lakes and sets the stage for what comes next: Lake Norman.
Featured Voices: Dr. Thomas Robert Hart, Dr. Kelsey Moore
Created, Produced, and Hosted by: Lolita Rowe
Original Music: Sister Sai
Website: Tiffany Messer-Bass
Sound Engineering: Saira Raza
Music Credits – Sister Sai
“Wanderer”
“Cerulean Mood”
“Dandelion”
🎧 Sound Effects – Freesound.org (CC0 License)
Old Piano – Somber Chords.wav — DeVern
Hitting Nail into Wall with Hammer — Kate_is_yellow
Samsung Smartphone Hammering — designerschoice
Pond Water & Ripples at Chappaquidick Bridge — Filmscore
Waves Gently Breaking on Lakeshore — leonelmail
Archival Audio – Library of Congress
John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip (AFC 1939/001),
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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