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Finding the Common Man in the Films of Joel & Ethan Coen | Digital Traditions

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Finding the Common Man in the Films of Joel & Ethan Coen | Digital Traditions

by Jimmy Gilmore. Gilmore is a Film and Media Studies major in the South Carolina Honors College at USC. This paper was written for the Spring 2008 class "Folklore and Film." “Well, Charlie, I guess I...

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...

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.

Gospel Choir Performs At The 38th Conference Of The NAACP | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Gospel Choir Performs At The 38th Conference Of The NAACP | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 4

The music slaves brought with them from Africa came from a variety of different cultures, and it is impossible in the caption for a single image to recount the history of the blending of those...

Man Playing the Fiddle | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Man Playing the Fiddle | History Of SC Slide Collection

Episode 3

An unknown man, Charleston County, playing the fiddle, around 1900. By rights this photograph should be of a banjo, whose origins are indisputably African. As early as the late 17th century, records...

Come Along, Let's Ride This Train: Santee River Testimonies, Praises and Songs | Digital Traditions

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Come Along, Let's Ride This Train: Santee River Testimonies, Praises and Songs | Digital Traditions

by Vennie Deas-Moore. A South Carolina native, Deas-Moore is a photographer and writer who specializes in the cultural history of the Lowcountry, especially the rice culture of Georgetown County. My...