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Shell Johnson Photos | Digital Traditions

The story of two camp meetings, Indian Field and neighboring Shady Grove, is the story of the role religion has played in the shaping of rural life in the Lowcountry. The earliest camp meetings were...

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Shape-Note Singing Convention Photos | Digital Traditions

Shape-note singing convention held at Oldfield Bethel Baptist Church in Bradley, SC (Greenwood County) on May 29, 1988. Four choirs - Oldfield Bethel AME Church, Bailey Bethel AME Church, Mt. Sinai...

American Revolution in SC: The Low Country | Conversations on SC History
- Episode 8 SC Music and Musicians | Conversations on SC History 19

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SC Music and Musicians | Conversations on SC History

Episode 19

Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. in this episode, learn about South Carolina Music and Musicians. Genres of music like spirituals, blues, gospel...

Riley Baseball Park | Eye on the Past Daniel Decatur Emmitt | Eye on the Past

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Daniel Decatur Emmitt | Eye on the Past

Daniel Decatur Emmitt, the New Yorker who penned the song "Dixie."

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Clara Louise Kellogg | Eye on the Past

Sumter native Clara Louise Kellogg is featured. Kellogg became a world-renowned opera soprano singer in the mid-late 1800s.

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First of All, What Is Jazz? | Periscope

Episode 33

Jazz music originated in the United States. It was created by African Americans in the early 1900s. The sound of jazz was influenced by West African rhythms and music, and American folk music. A...