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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

Episode 2

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

Episode 1

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...

Window on the House of Eugenia Deas | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Window on the House of Eugenia Deas | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 13

One of the beliefs that Sea Island African Americans have adapted to South Carolina living is that connection of certain colors to protecting individuals against the hard feelings of the spirit world...

Painting of Lowcountry Group of Singers | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Painting of Lowcountry Group of Singers | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 12

Alfred Hutty painting of a Lowcountry group of singers. These men and women are quite likely the musicians for a "shout" ceremony, for they are singing and clapping their hands rhythmically. The...

Uncle Sam Polite | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Uncle Sam Polite | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 11

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...

Pot with Distinct African Form | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Pot with Distinct African Form | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 10

A remarkable African slave craftsman in the Edgefield area, known only as "Dave," produced this pot, whose design is distinctly African in form. Courtesy of the South Carolina State Museum.

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