Come Hell or High Water — Oysters, Brewing, and How the Come Yahs & Bin Yahs Could End Sea Level Rise in Charleston
My first job after graduating from college was at the Charleston Development Academy, located at Gadsden Green Housing Projects (known as “Back da Green” to the locals). Gadsden Green is a predominantly Black community located near the intersection of Line Street and Hagood Avenue. It is just a stone’s throw from The Citadel, a university constructed by the state to defend white Charlestonians against possible uprisings of enslaved people following Denmark Vesey’s failed rebellion in 1822. After just 20 minutes of rain, this intersection turns into a lake.