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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Textile Capital of the World | Let's Go!
Textile Capital of the World | Let's Go!

Video

Grades: 8

The textile industry was the dominant industry in South Carolina for many years, but it became so successful that Greenville was even known as the "Textile Capital of the World." Greenville became so...
3D VR - Upcountry History Museum: Lower Level | Let's Go!
3D VR - Upcountry History Museum: Lower Level | Let's Go!

Interactive

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The Upcountry History Museum is a history museum in Greenville, South Carolina that displays the regional history of fifteen upstate South Carolina counties from the early 18th century to the present...
Henry Louis Gates Talks Reconstruction | Palmetto Scene
Henry Louis Gates Talks Reconstruction | Palmetto Scene

Video

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

Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. joined South Carolina ETV's Beryl Dakers in Beaufort, South Carolina to discuss his latest project, Reconstruction: America After the Civil War. RECONSTRUCTION: AMERICA...
The Role of the Freedmen’s Bureau | Reconstruction 360
The Role of the Freedmen’s Bureau | Reconstruction 360

Video

Grades: 4 8 9 10 11 12

The Freedmen’s Bureau had responsibility for every aspect of the lives of formerly enslaved people, and was in charge of land that came under federal control during and after the Civil War. In 1872...
Freewoods Farm | Reconstruction 360
Freewoods Farm | Reconstruction 360

Video

Grades: 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12

Reconstruction 360 is built on a 360 degree video platform that features a reenactment set on a farm in 1865. The reenactment was shot at Freewoods Farm, a living farm museum in the Freewoods...