South Carolina African|Americans
African Americans in South Carolina - Wikipedia
Enslaved Africans first arrived in the region in 1526, and the institution of slavery remained until the end of the Civil War in 1865. Until slavery's abolition ...
Black History | South Carolina Tourism Official Site
From Reconstruction and the fight for civil rights to advances in science, technology and the arts, South Carolina is rich with African American history across ...
African American Heritage - SC Department of Archives and History
The roots of African American history in South Carolina run deep, spanning over three centuries and touching every corner of the state.
Africans in the Low Country - National Park Service
South Carolina was the one British colony in North America in which settlement and African slavery went hand in hand. After 1750, the government encouraged ...
Gullah History | Beaufort Historic Culture
The Gullah are African Americans who live in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina and Georgia, which includes both the coastal plain and the Beaufort Sea ...
South Carolina African American Heritage Commission
The mission of the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission (SCAAHC) is to identify and promote the preservation of historic sites, structures, ...
South Carolina's Black Majority (1708-1920) • - Blackpast
South Carolina's Black Majority (1708-1920) ... By 1708 South Carolina became the first British North American colony to have an African American ...
African American | South Carolina Parks Official Site
These sites document more than 350 years of a long struggle against injustice, beginning with slavery and continuing through Reconstruction, Jim Crow-era ...
South Carolina African American History Calendar: Home
The 2024 calendar marks the 35th year of providing educators, parents, and visitors a method of identifying African American role models for all youth and ...
South Carolina to build state's first individual monument honoring an ...
South Carolina is preparing to put up its first individual statue for an African American on its Statehouse lawn, honoring Robert Smalls.
International African American Museum
Our next exhibition 'Unsettled Things: Art from an African American South', opens December 7. ... Chris Rock, renowned comedian with South Carolina roots, visits ...
African American History Monument | Historic Columbia
The African American History Monument tells an uplifting story of black South Carolinians from 1619 to the present day ... Carolina Armed Forces Monument ...
Explore These 10 SC Sites During Black History Month
If you're looking for places to explore the history of African-Americans in South Carolina, here's a good list to start with.
South Carolina to build first monument to an African American. Meet ...
South Carolina is preparing to put up the first individual statue of an African American on its Statehouse lawn. The state is looking to ...
Top 10 Places to Visit in South Carolina During Black History Month
The South Carolina African American Heritage Commission (SCAAHC) recommends the following Top 10 places that can provide a glimpse into this legacy.
101 African Americans Who Shaped South Carolina on JSTOR
The first people of African descent to live in what is now SouthCarolina, enslaved people living in the sixteenth century Spanishsettlements of San Miguel ...
South Carolina: Rights to Ancestral Land - YouTube
... South Carolina and Georgia. The Gullah Geechee peoples, descendants of African slaves, are facing a struggle to hold on to their land and ...
SC African-American History & Culture - SCIWAY
SC African-Americans. A helpful guide to black history, culture, and resources in South Carolina, including information on the Gullah people.
AP African American studies dropped in South Carolina, prompting ...
South Carolina Department of Education has decided to eliminate Advanced Placement African American Studies in its high schools.
Carolina's Gold Coast: The Culture of Rice and Slavery
Living in Jim Crow South Carolina, many lowcountry blacks held onto their creole traditions and language. ... African heritage than any other group of blacks in ...