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Legare Farms celebrates 300 years with heritage day featuring historic demonstrations
Legare Farms is celebrating their 300th birthday March 8 by holding a heritage day to celebrate their rich history.Guests are invited to attend the event and s ...
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After Confederate Forces Captured Their Children, These Black Mothers Fought to Reunite Their Families
During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...
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The Former Slave Who Stole a Confederate Ship to Achieve His Family's Freedom
One year after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter, the Planter’s three white officers went ...
African American Historical Markers in Williamsburg County
The SC Department of Archives and History (SCDAH) administers the States’s historical marker program which was established in 1936, and is one of the oldest in the United States. This ...
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A Black farmer in South Carolina cultivates culture, history — and rice
In late October, Marion “Rollen” Chalmers stood next to a rice field ringed by pines and palm trees. He pointed out roseate ...
Southwest Virginia Today2d
Marion council acknowledges historic fingerprints as it declares Black History Month
Black brick masons’ fingerprints that remain in Marion and Smyth County buildings and continue to serve as reminders of the ...
Ohio is rich in Black history. Here are some historical Black Ohio facts you probably didn't know
From Civil War ties to the nation's first private HBCU, Ohio's Black history runs deep. Here's what to know this Black ...
South Carolina puts inmate Marion Bowman Jr. to death in state’s third execution since September
The South Carolina Department of Corrections shares details after carrying out the execution of of Marion Bowman Jr., the ...