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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Grimké Sisters | Carolina Snaps
Grimké Sisters | Carolina Snaps

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Grades: 5 8 Higher Education Professional Development

Although best known as fierce abolitionists, Sarah and Angelina Grimké were the first South Carolina Women to publicly advocate for women's suffrage.
Rollin Sisters | Carolina Snaps
Rollin Sisters | Carolina Snaps

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Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Born into a free black family during Reconstruction, the Rollin sisters played a pivotal role in advancing women's suffrage in South Carolina. Frances, Lottie, and Louisa were prominent activists...
The First Vote: Returning Voter | Reconstruction 360
The First Vote: Returning Voter | Reconstruction 360

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Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

This man is one of the few African Americans who has already cast a ballot. In 1865, shortly before the end of the Civil War, a group of about a thousand Black men in Norfolk, Virginia formed the...
The First Vote: Ballot Box | Reconstruction 360
The First Vote: Ballot Box | Reconstruction 360

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Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

A New York music store owner named Samuel C. Jollie created a glass ballot box, bringing literal transparency to the voting process. Voters inserted ballots through a small hole on the top of the box...
The First Vote: Craftsman | Reconstruction 360
The First Vote: Craftsman | Reconstruction 360

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Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

Before the Civil War the majority of free Black people lived in the South, where they couldn’t testify in court, learn to read, or travel without restrictions. But they survived and thrived as...
The First Vote: Poor Freedman | Reconstruction 360
The First Vote: Poor Freedman | Reconstruction 360

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Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

This new voter has very little money or belongings, but he has gained his freedom. After passage of the Reconstruction Acts, thousands of politically energized freedmen, rich and poor, registered to...
The First Vote: Freedwoman | Reconstruction 360
The First Vote: Freedwoman | Reconstruction 360

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Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

The wife of one of the Black voters has joined her husband for this historic event. Women saw enfranchisement of Black men as a gain for the entire race and encouraged men to adhere to the wishes of...