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1865-1877. Learn about the aftermath of the American Civil War on South Carolina.
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Bull, William | South Carolina Public Radio Black Codes | South Carolina Public Radio

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Black Codes | South Carolina Public Radio
“B” is for Black Codes [1865-1866]. In 1865, with little direction forthcoming from Washington, the states of the former Confederacy drew up “Black Codes” to clarify the standing of African Americans...
 Rainey, Joseph | South Carolina Public Radio

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Rainey, Joseph | South Carolina Public Radio
“R” is for Rainey, Joseph Hayne [1832-1887]. Congressman. Rainey was born a slave, but his father—a barber—was able to purchase his family's freedom. During the Civil War, he was forced to serve as a...
Bull, William | South Carolina Public Radio Black Seventh District | South Carolina Public Radio

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Black Seventh District | South Carolina Public Radio
“B” is for the “Black” Seventh District. After the 1880 census, South Carolina was awarded an additional two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Redistricting gave the state’s white Democrats...
 AME Zion Church | South Carolina Public Radio

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AME Zion Church | South Carolina Public Radio
“A” is for African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. The A.M.E. Zion church is on of the seventh largest black denominations. It had its beginnings in New York in the early 19th century and by the...
Carson, Jane Caroline Petigru | South Carolina Public Radio Charleston Riot | South Carolina Public Radio

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Charleston Riot | South Carolina Public Radio
“C” is for the Charleston Riot [1876]. As the crucial local, state, and national elections of 1876 approached, tensions between the races in South Carolina reached a boiling point. In Charleston black...
The Vietnam Experience 360 | Palmetto Scene Former Slave Elias Hill's Untold Story | Palmetto Scene

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Former Slave Elias Hill's Untold Story | Palmetto Scene
Allison Creek Presbyterian Church Pastor, Sam McGregor, explains, “It’s the greatest story of African American liberation that’s never been told…that centered around the life of Elias Hill, who was a...
Hoeing Rice "The Old Way" | History of SC Slide Collection

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Hoeing Rice "The Old Way" | History of SC Slide Collection
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A stereograph card shows hoeing rice "the old way." Hoe culture was the predominant method of working the soil in traditional agricultural societies, and was only slowly replaced by the use of mule...