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Liberation, Part 4 4

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Liberation, Part 4
Episode 4
Diny Adkins recalls being taken in by an elderly couple who later couldn't take care of her, so they took her to a nun. The nun kept her hidden in a closet and was very cold and mean to her. The nun...
Richard S. Roberts | History of SC Slide Collection

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Richard S. Roberts | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 124
Richard S. Roberts (1880-1936), a talented photographer, left an enduring film record of Columbia's African-American middle class community during the 1920s and 1930s. This self portrait was taken in...
Penn Center: A Legacy of Change Learning Activity Penn Center: A Legacy: Heritage Days | Carolina Stories 3

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Penn Center: A Legacy: Heritage Days | Carolina Stories
Episode 3
Another way that Penn helps to remember the culture is through the Heritage Days Celebration. The event was rekindled in 1981 but has its roots in the old harvest day celebration. Heritage Days are...
Penn Center: A Legacy | Carolina Stories 1

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Penn Center: A Legacy | Carolina Stories
Episode 1
Located on St. Helena Island, some may remember it as Penn School, while others know it as Penn Center. St. Helena is one of the few places where you will see a living Gullah community. The history...
About Between the Waters Origins of Lowcountry Cuisine | Between the Waters

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Origins of Lowcountry Cuisine | Between the Waters
Culinary adaptations transformed traditional African dishes into a unique, new creolized cuisine, influenced by European and Native American traditions, and characteristic of Gullah culture. Foodways...