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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Central | South Carolina Public Radio
Central | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

"C" is for Central [Pickens County; population 3,522]. The town of Central came into being when the Atlantic and Richmond Air Line [later the Southern Railroad] laid a track through Pickens County in...
The Jamestown Foundation | Making It Grow
The Jamestown Foundation | Making It Grow

Video

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

Clemson Extension Agent and Host of "Making It Grow Amanda McNulty travels to Jamestown in the Mars Bluff Community of Florence, SC and talks with Terry James about The Jamestown Foundation. The...
Reflections of Columbia, Part 2 2
Reflections of Columbia, Part 2
Episode 2

Video

Grades: 4 8

In 1860, roughly 60% of the population in Columbia were slaves. 60% of the gross economic capital in South Carolina was in human property. With the growing popularity of the Republican Party, and...
The Gregg Finishing Plant | History Of SC Slide Collection
The Gregg Finishing Plant | History Of SC Slide Collection
Episode 1

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

An aerial photo of the site of the new Gregg Finishing Plant shows the original Graniteville Mills in the right foreground (see William Gregg and The Graniteville Mill). Newtown, a newer section of...