Carlyle McKinley

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Carlyle "Carl" McKinley (1847 – August 24, 1904) was a soldier, theological student, cotton broker, newspaper editor, poet, and essayist in the United States. He lived in South Carolina and served in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.

McKinley wrote for the Charleston News and Courrier. Notable reports written by McKinley include his reporting on a hurricane that hit Charleston on August 25, 1885,[1][2] and his report on an earthquake that hit Charleston on August 31, 1886.[3]

He was a proponent of "black expatriation".[4]

Works[edit]

  • An appeal to Pharaoh; the negro problem, and its radical solution. Fords, Howard & Hulbert, New York (1890).
  • "Timrod Souvenir',[5] in honor of Henry Timrod

References[edit]

  1. ^ McKinley, Carl (January 1, 1886). "The August cyclone. A descriptive narrative of the memorable storm of 1885. Some mention of the destruction of property in and around Charleston--The character of the disturbance explained, and its progress traced from its origin in the West Indies to its disappearance in the North Atlantic ocean". Rare Books.
  2. ^ "Charleston Still Shaking With Memories of 1886 Earthquake". Los Angeles Times. 1986-08-31. Archived from the original on 2022-03-22.
  3. ^ Dutton, Clarence E (November 1, 1890). ... The Charleston earthquake of August 31, 1886. Govt. Print. Off. OCLC 2340451 – via Open WorldCat.
  4. ^ "An Appeal to Pharaoh. The Negro Problem and its Radical Solution. Edited, with introduction, by Gustavus M. Pinckney by Carlyle McKinley on Ian Brabner, Rare Americana, LLC". Ian Brabner, Rare Americana, LLC.
  5. ^ Austin, Henry; McKinley, Carlyle; Courtenay, William Ashmead (April 3, 1901). "Timrod Souvenir: 1901--At His Memorial: 1877--At His Unmarked Grave; 1865--The Promise". Printed at the Palmetto Press – via Google Books.

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