Slavery in South Carolina

A Cotton Field During Harvesting in Aiken | History of SC Slide Collection

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A cotton field during harvesting in Aiken. Courtesy of the Aiken County Historical Museum.

The Boll Weevil | History of SC Slide Collection

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Woodcut by Anna Heyward Taylor of a boll weevil. As early as 1728, a cotton weevil was reported in North Carolina, but the pest now known by the name of "boll weevil" did not become a major threat to...

Ripened Bolls of Short-Staple Cotton | History of SC Slide Collection

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Ripened bolls of short-staple cotton in the fields of Calhoun County in September of 1968. Cotton still produced in South Carolina dominated agriculture in the state in the first half of the 19th...

The Port Royal Experiment | Walter Edgar's Journal

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Dr. Walter Edgar speaks to Dr. Thavolia Gylmph, Duke University, about the Port Royal Experiment in Beaufort, South Carolina.

Impact on Slave Owners | Walter Edgar's Journal

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Dr. Walter Edgar speaks to Dr. Thavolia Gylmph, Duke University, about the impact the Emancipation Proclamation on slave owners.

Impact of Emancipation | Walter Edgar's Journal

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This is an excerpt from the University of South Carolina public series, Conversations on the Civil War - 1863. Dr. Walter Edgar speaks to Dr. Thavolia Gylmph, Duke University, about the impact the...

The 13th Amendment | Walter Edgar's Journal

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Walter Edgar speaks to Dr. Thavolia Gylmph, Duke University, about the 13th Amendment.

Grayson, William John | South Carolina Public Radio

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“G” is for Grayson, William John [1788-1863]. Politician, planter, poet. Grayson spent much of his youth on Parris Island, the inspiration for his later pastoral verse. He graduated at the top of his...

McLeod Plantation in Charleston County | History of SC Slide Collection

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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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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...