Reconstruction

1865-1877. Learn about the aftermath of the American Civil War on South Carolina.

Sarah Campbell Allan | History of SC Slide Collection

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Sarah Campbell Allan | History of SC Slide Collection

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Sarah Campbell Allan (1860-1933) was the first woman doctor in South Carolina. A pre-med course offered at the South Carolina College for Women in Columbia (later Chicora College - see Chicora College...

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Parris Island Naval Dry-Dock | History of SC Slide Collection

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In the early 1880s, the federal government began to purchase land in the Port Royal area for a permanent naval base. Plans for such a base had long been the dream of Robert Smalls, the U.S...

South Carolina State Legislature, 1874 | History of SC Slide Collection

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South Carolina State Legislature, 1874 | History of SC Slide Collection

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The South Carolina State Legislature in 1874 was known as the "Republican House," a majority of whom were African-American. Engraving from "Leslie's Illustrated Weekly," September 26, 1874. Courtesy...

Portrait of Daniel H. Chamberlain, 1864 | History of SC Slide Collection

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Portrait of Daniel H. Chamberlain, 1864 | History of SC Slide Collection

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Portrait of Daniel H. Chamberlain, 1864. The events surrounding his election to the governorship in 1876 are dramatic enough to make into a movie or a television series, and can scarcely be done...

63 Members of 1868 Reconstruction Legislature | History of SC Slide Collection

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63 Members of 1868 Reconstruction Legislature | History of SC Slide Collection

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This "composite photograph" brings together 63 members of the 1868 Reconstruction legislature of South Carolina. Of that body, 50 were African-American, 30 were white. Colonel James G. Gibbes of...

Wade Hampton III Monument | History of SC Slide Collection

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Wade Hampton III Monument | History of SC Slide Collection

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In the aftermath of the 1876 election, Wade Hampton III stood on the steps of the State House on November 28, 1876, urging his followers to avoid acts of violence. Hampton and the Democrats elected to...

The Present Stage Reconstruction Cartoon | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Present Stage Reconstruction Cartoon | History of SC Slide Collection

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In this Reconstruction-era cartoon labeled "The Present Stage," Governor Franklin Moses, Jr. (see Franklin I. Moses) is pictured in the embrace of African-American voters. Moses had been a supporter...

The Constitution of 1868 | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Constitution of 1868 | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Constitution of 1868. Dominated by radical Republicans, the U.S. Congress closed down the South's state governments in 1867 and ordered each state to call a constitutional convention. The Union...

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SC State House, Part 2

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The construction of the State House was begun in 1855 and continued through February 17, 1865. It is South Carolina's third State House. The first one was built in the mid-18th century in Charleston...

Reconstruction | Conversations on SC History 14

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Reconstruction | Conversations on SC History

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Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. Reconstruction is discussed in three lessons: Difficult Period in History Economics Election Issues.

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