Cultural Contributions

Learn about the culture contributions of Native Americans, African Americans and other groups throughout the United States history.

African American Nursemaids In Senate Street View Postcard, 1910 | History Of SC Slide Collection

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African American Nursemaids In Senate Street View Postcard, 1910 | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 7

The African-American nursemaids, in this postcard view of Senate Street around 1910, push their young charges in baby buggies past elegant Victorian mansions of the Columbia well-to-do. The red brick...

Children Traveling To The Penn School By Boat | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Children Traveling To The Penn School By Boat | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 6

The children from Pollawana Island in this 1910 photograph came to the Penn School by boat. From the Penn School Collection. Permission granted by Penn Center, Inc., St. Helena Island, SC.

The "Mosquito Fleet" | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The "Mosquito Fleet" | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 4

A small fleet of agile boats owned and operated by members of the African-American community in and around Charleston came to be known as the "Mosquito Fleet." They provided a number of essential...

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Black Business Districts | South Carolina Public Radio

“B” is for Black Business Districts. Prior to the Civil War, free persons of color in South Carolina owned businesses—generally in the service industry—such as blacksmith and harness shops. These...

McLeod Plantation in Charleston County | History of SC Slide Collection

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McLeod Plantation in Charleston County | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 3

This row of cabins provided housing for slaves on the McLeod Plantation in Charleston County. The photograph was taken in the 1930s. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Slave Cabin | History of SC Slide Collection

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Slave Cabin | History of SC Slide Collection

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The board and batten siding on this slave cabin on the Arundel Plantation in Georgetown County was promoted as an efficient form of house construction from 1850 onward, and is widely seen in...

Home Of Native American Family In Summerville Vicinity | History of SC Slide Collection

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Home Of Native American Family In Summerville Vicinity | History of SC Slide Collection

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Summerville vicinity, December 1938. This home of a Native American family, built with a mud chimney, was documented by the Farm Security Administration photographer Marion Post. Courtesy of the...

Plantation "Streets" Of The "Negro Quarters" | History Of South Carolina Slide Collection

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Plantation "Streets" Of The "Negro Quarters" | History Of South Carolina Slide Collection

Episode 16

During slavery, although plantation owners attempted to control the lives and activities of their slave labor, a vital community based on African traditions of family and kin networks aided African...

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Critter Barn | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 15

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...

Granny Midwives in Penn School | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Granny Midwives in Penn School | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 14

African herbal medicine traditions remained an important part of health care practices in the slave communities. Even after the war, when the Freedman's Bureau and northern educators tried to teach...

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