Red Brick Black Mountain White Clay, Christopher Benfey, c. 2012 / Penguin, 2013.
Quaker potters of North Carolina, link to YouTube. A must-watch video.
So much in this book. Huge amount on Quakers.
William Penn --> Pennsylvania, 1640s --> diaspora, 1760s --> North Carolina.
Around Greensboro, Guilford County.
1770s / 1780s: Gates County -- Quakers were the first to free their slaves.
Gates County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of North Carolina, on the border with Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,478, making it the fifth-least populous county in North Carolina. Its county seat is Gatesville. Gates County is included in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC Combined Statistical Area. It is part of the Albemarle Sound area of the Inner Banks.
Seagrove, North Carolina, is known as the "Pottery Capital of the United States". It boasts over 100 potters and numerous shops and studios within a 20-mile radius, offering a wide variety of pottery styles. The town is also home to the North Carolina Pottery Center, a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to preserving and showcasing the state's pottery heritage.
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