Indigo in the News
South Carolina’s Blue Revival
Photographs by Caroline Gutman
Indigo was the second-largest cash crop in 18th-century South Carolina. According to recent stories in Smithsonian Magazine and National Geographic, a new crop of entrepreneurs is unearthing the history of indigo in the state and the plant’s roots in Africa. As a result, there is a renewed interest in indigo agriculture and arts on John’s Island and the surrounding community. Read the Smithsonian story here. Read the National Geographic story here.
