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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Elizabeth Evelyn Wright | Carolina Snaps
Elizabeth Evelyn Wright | Carolina Snaps

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Elizabeth Evelyn Wright’s dream of establishing a school in South Carolina would come true in 1897. Elizabeth Evelyn Wright, a graduate of Tuskegee Institute, had a deep desire to open a school where...
Robert Smalls | Carolina Snaps
Robert Smalls | Carolina Snaps

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Robert Smalls was a former slave and Civil War hero who made a significant impact on American history. Born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina in 1839, Smalls worked on the docks and was trained...
Avery Research Center - Photo Gallery | Let's Go!
Avery Research Center - Photo Gallery | Let's Go!

Photo

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

This Avery Research Center photo gallery features the following images: The Avery Center Avery Normal Institute Reverend Charles Avery Avery students in library African sculptures Book collections...
Avery Research Center | Let's Go!
Avery Research Center | Let's Go!

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

The Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture is located on the site of the former Avery Normal Institute. It was a hub for Charleston’s African American community from 1865–1954...
3D VR - Avery Research Center | Let's Go!
3D VR - Avery Research Center | Let's Go!

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

The Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture is located on the site of the former Avery Normal Institute. It was a hub for Charleston’s African American community from 1865–1954...
Gullah | From the Sky
Gullah | From the Sky

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

When you look at the scenery of South Carolina’s Lowcountry, it’s hard not to admire its beauty and wildlife. Also native to this region, is one of South Carolina's most unique group of people... the...
A Seat at the Table
A Seat at the Table

Video

Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

Many of the foods enjoyed by enslaved and freedpeople - and Americans today - originally came from Africa. In this video culinary historian Michael Twitty discusses the origins of African American...
A Seat at the Table
A Seat at the Table

Video

Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

Black Churches have often served as places to meet and organize, and during Reconstruction many religious leaders were elected to political office. In the Civil Rights movement of the 20th century...
A Seat at the Table
A Seat at the Table

Video

Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

In West Africa, elders are greatly respected and family groups often form the basis of society, but the institution of slavery tore African American families apart. Freedom meant that families...
A Seat at the Table
A Seat at the Table

Video

Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

Between 1820 and 1860, slave owners in the upper South sold nearly a million enslaved people to plantations in the lower South. After they gained their freedom, formerly enslaved people published...