What the Color ‘Haint Blue’ Means to the Descendants of Enslaved Africans.

What the Color ‘Haint Blue’ Means to the Descendants of Enslaved Africans.

In the Lowcountry, the unique shade is both protective talisman and source of unspeakable suffering. 

 But while the color blue dominates Lowcountry skies and waters, for centuries it was nearly impossible for human hands to reproduce.