I. South Carolina's African American Heritage | History of SC Slide Collection

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Man Playing the Fiddle | History Of SC Slide Collection
Man Playing the Fiddle | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 3

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An unknown man, Charleston County, playing the fiddle, around 1900. By rights this photograph should be of a banjo, whose origins are indisputably African. As early as the late 17th century, records...
Uncle Sam Polite | History Of SC Slide Collection
Uncle Sam Polite | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 11

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Grades: 8

The crafts that Africans brought with them in their heads and hands to the new world were crafts that were important to carrying out everyday life--whether it be making baskets and pots, or keeping...
Critter Barn | History Of SC Slide Collection
Critter Barn | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 15

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The Works Progress Administration photographer who recorded this structure in the 1930s called it a "Critter Barn." Its design and execution clearly mark the African building influence upon it, even a...