Lowcountry Moonshine Chief
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“We talk about equal opportunity today, but there was some way back in the thirties and forties,” said Danny McKenzie. He was a member of the County Commission, Jasper County, South Carolina, and had been asked to speak to a group of businessmen and businesswomen. It was 1987, and this was the yearly presentation of the Commission to business and property owners. “My step-grandfather was Chief McKenzie. He was the first man to pay women the same wages as men got. He ran moonshine to Savannah and other places. There was one dirt road, the old Charleston Road. Revenue agents would wait along that road looking for moonshine runners. They always were looking for male drivers. But Chief paid women to drive the cars. The agents never stopped women. They would just wave them on through. So, he was the first equal opportunity employer, a man far ahead of his time.” When the laughter ceased and the room settled down Danny McKenzie continued his presentation on the progress of Jasper County.
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The low country of South Carolina is that wide area along the Savannah River and the coast, now made more famous by the development of Hilton Head and the quaint homes in the city of Beaufort. This book is the story of other times which were more simple and some of the people who lived in those times. Their lives were at some points simple and at other times very complicated. There was both joy and tragedy.
About the Author
Faye McKenzie is a native Georgian who lived in the low country of South Carolina for many years. She and her husband Jess raised three children, and she now has a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is a natural self-taught artist who has painted floral scenes and other subjects. She ran her own cafe, and managed several for other people. She still enjoys cooking and preparing large meals for family members. This is her first book. She lives near Savannah, Georgia. Tom Pilgrim grew up in several Georgia towns, ten of those years being near Savannah, Georgia. He and his wife Shirley have three grown children, and they have several grandchildren and great grandchildren. He is a retired United Methodist minister. He has written seven non-fiction books and two novels. He wrote for a weekly newspaper and contributed to a professional journal. He and his wife live near Atlanta, Georgia.