The
Times and Democrat Newspaper in Orangeburg, S.C., recently
published a series of articles on the chronology of Black History in
South Carolina. The author of the series, Richard Reid, is president
of the Orangeburg Historical and Genealogical Society.
The
series
of articles
are
about people, events, places, and the
daily lives
of
Black Americans that
have
lived within the state of South Carolina since 1670. The
four part chronology below
makes
for interesting reading. Check it
out!
- Part 1- The Arrival through the End of Slavery
- Part 2 – Reconstruction: The First Phase of Freedom
- Part 3 – The Segregation and Civil Rights Era
- Part 4 – A New Direction: 1970-2000
Speaking
of history, don't forget to visit the web site on Historic
Summerton, S.C.
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