Literature Review from the year 2018 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 100, , course: Academic, language: English, abstract: The book, ‘The Prostrate State: South Carolina Under Negro Government,’ was written by James Shepherd Pike. It was initially published in the year 1874. However, its reprint has been done in 2016. James Shepherd Pike, who was a veteran anti-slavery journalist in 1873, was sent to South Carolina as a reporter. He was then working under the New York Tribune as a report to provide a progressive report of state’s reconstruction government. During this period, James wrote some articles that were published in the New York. The articles were later combined to form a book titled, the prostrate state. According to James, the government of southern Carolina was politically corrupt, and there was intense public embezzlement of the public funds. The aim of this essay is to provide a comprehensive review of the chapter of the ‘The Prostrate State: South Carolina Under Negro Government.’

James Shepherd Pike was a Maine Yankee, a Republican, and an Abolitionist. Here is his personal account of reconstruction in South Carolina. A story of scoundrels, scalawags, and carpetbaggers; of bribery, corruption, and incompetence.Published in 1874, The Prostrate State rocked the North. It weakened resolve to continue military rule and helped return traditional Southern ruling classes to power.

Published in 1874 and written during the session of the South Carolina Legislature in February and March of 1873. Interesting look into the South Carolina government's struggle of race and what direction the state would go shortly after emancipation.

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