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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A Seat at the Table
A Seat at the Table

Video

Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

Over time, Black Southerners developed their own forms of worship. They incorporated some African religious traditions and turned certain biblical stories to their own purposes, envisioning a God who...
A Seat at the Table
A Seat at the Table

Video

Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

During Reconstruction women who had been enslaved could finally devote themselves to their own families. The work of women was always vital to the Black family and community, throughout enslavement...
A Seat at the Table
A Seat at the Table

Video

Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

After the slave revolt led by Nat Turner in 1831, most Southern states passed laws making it a crime to teach the enslaved to read and write. During Reconstruction freedpeople demanded education, and...
A Seat at the Table
A Seat at the Table

Video

Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

The Reconstruction Acts of 1867 divided the South into five military districts and directed the Army to register Black and White men to vote. Former Confederate states had to write new constitutions...
A Seat at the Table
A Seat at the Table

Video

Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

The Hoskins-Brown family of Savannah, Georgia, embodies some important African American traditions – respect for elders, a strong female head of household, caring neighbors. But they are also creating...
A Seat at the Table
A Seat at the Table

Video

Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

Professor Amir Jamal Touré of Savannah State University discusses the importance of Savannah, Georgia to the creation of African American institutions in Georgia and beyond. Reconstruction 360 uses a...
Penn Center: A Legacy of Change Learning Activity
Penn Center: A Legacy of Change Learning Activity

Document

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

This program tells the story of the Penn Center’s inception in 1862 as a school for freed slaves to its involvement in the Gullah community today. Today the center collects, documents, preserves, and...
Penn Center Overview | Let's Go!
Penn Center Overview | Let's Go!

Video

Grades: 4 5 8 11

Penn Center is one of the most significant African American historical and cultural institutions in existence today. The historic campus is located on St. Helena Island, one of the most beautiful and...