Berkeley County showcases its place in the American Revolution ahead of 250th anniversary
The Berkeley 250 Francis Marion Commission has a slate of events planned this spring to celebrate the 250 years since the ...
How some enslaved Black people stayed in Southern slaveholding states – and found freedom
For generations, the Underground Railroad has been the quintessential story of resistance against oppression. Yet, the story ...
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Southern sites that expand understanding of Black history
Black History Month is the perfect time to get acquainted with some of the many African American historical sites that dot the South. There is plenty of Black history and culture worth exploring in ...
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New Hunley exhibit showcases preserved Civil War-era tools and artifacts
A new exhibit is celebrating a milestone for a historic submarine in Charleston.The Tools and Tides exhibit is in full swing ...
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The 15 Best Places to Celebrate Black History Month in 2025
The story of Black History Month begins in 1915. At this time, scholar Carter G. Woodson founded what today is called the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. He would later ...
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Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues
she did achieve an honor usually reserved for white officers on the Civil War battlefield. After she led a successful raid of a Confederate outpost in South Carolina that saw 750 Black people ...
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Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues
After she led a successful raid of a Confederate outpost in South Carolina ... been 91 years old and had been fighting for gender equality and the right to vote as a free Black woman for more than 50 ...
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South Carolina schools’ race, gender rules face civil rights lawsuit
The South Carolina Department of Education faces a civil rights lawsuit challenging ... but similar language was included in the South Carolina budget during the three previous fiscal cycles.
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16-year-old boy killed in 1 a.m. bar brawl and bouncers are the suspects, SC cops say
The fight happened around 1 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, at the Exotic Bar Lounge in Ridgeville, a 35-mile drive northwest of Charleston. Street View image from Aug. 2023 ...
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Civil rights complaint filed against SC budget proviso alleges censorship in public schools
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Columbia City Council member Tyler Bailey joined with the Legal Defense Fund to file a federal civil rights ... to discriminate against South Carolina’s Black residents ...
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Historic South Carolina Home Rebuilt After the Civil War Listed for $4.9 Million
A 135-year-old riverfront home in Bluffton, South Carolina, hit the market ... on the land before the beginning of the Civil War, but it was lost during the burning of Bluffton in June 1863 ...