South Carolina - Late 19th Century

1865-1900. The late 19th century included recovery and many changes as a result of the American Civil War. African Americans experienced a number of ups and downs after the emancipation. The women's suffrage movement began to take shape. Agriculture systems changed drastically and many laborers began working in fast-growing industries like textile mills.
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Okra | History of SC Slide Collection
Okra | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 5

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Okra was a crop first brought to South Carolina from Africa. It is now a staple of southern cooking, widely used to thicken stews and gumbos. Here it is harvested around 1970 at the Clemson experiment...
Tractor and Grader | History of SC Slide Collection
Tractor and Grader | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 4

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Spartanburg County, August 1936. J.T. Hudson's land at Woodruff, South Carolina. "Tractor and grader used to construct terraces. In addition to this machine, Mr. Hudson is operating five teams with...
Robert Smalls | History of SC Slide Collection
Robert Smalls | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 130

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A former slave who became a state legislator and U.S. Congressman, Robert Smalls (1839-1915) was born in Beaufort, and moved with his master to Charleston in 1851. During the Civil War, he was pressed...
Alonzo J. Ransier | History of SC Slide Collection
Alonzo J. Ransier | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 121

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Alonzo J. Ransier (1834-1882), born a free African-American in Charleston, was one of two African-American men in South Carolina to achieve the position of lieutenant governor. He held this office...
James L. Orr | History of SC Slide Collection
James L. Orr | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 106

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Born in Craytonville, in the Pendleton District, Governor James L. Orr (1822-1873) was educated in local schools and later attended the University of Virginia to study law. After graduation, he...
Franklin I. Moses | History of SC Slide Collection
Franklin I. Moses | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 102

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Born in Sumterville (now Sumter), Governor Franklin I. Moses (1838-1906) was educated in local schools and later studied law. As a private secretary to Governor Francis Pickens, he became involved in...