South Carolina's African-American History and Culture

"Visit the region where Africans as slaves and indentured servants helped settle the first permanent colony in the Carolinas in 1670. Tour the region where the Gullah language and culture still flourish! Walk the streets of historic Charleston and trace African American life from the arrival of slaves in the 1670s to the modern Civil Rights Movement. All across South Carolina, you’ll find historic sites, plantations, churches, museums, art centers, monuments and festivals dedicated to honoring the art, music, spirit and accomplishments of South Carolina African Americans."

"Buffalo Soldiers?"

Who gave the name to the African Soldiers, "Buffalo Soldiers?" To find out follow the link!


Just in case you can't find it, the Indians gave them the nickname. This book is highly recommened. The pictures are a look into the past.

Free African Americans of North Carolina, Virginia, And South Carolina from the Colonial Period to About 1820" by Paul Heinegg

This book is a must for genealogy.

Book Description

The recipient of the American Society of Genealogists' prestigious Donald Lines Jacobus Award for the best work of genealogical scholarship published between 1991 and 1994, Free African Americans of North Carolina and Virginia is, arguably, the greatest achievement in black genealogy ever published. The new third edition not only updates its illustrious predecessor but is 130 pages longer, treating nearly 300 free African American families and 12,000 individuals of the early national period of U.S. history.



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