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Beaufort park to honor first black civil war soldiers in South Carolina
The city of Beaufort, South Carolina is planning to turn six acres of land into The South Carolina Volunteers of African ...
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SC church gets historic marker for Civil War ministry among ex-slaves
A historic South Carolina church that has existed since the Civil War was recently bestowed the honor of a historical marker ...
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Terrorized African-Americans Found Their Champion in Civil War Hero Robert Smalls
After serving the Union cause as a pilot for the rest of the Civil War, he returned to South Carolina, opened a general store that catered to the needs of freedmen, bought his deceased master’s ...
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Unsung story of Civil War’s 1st Black soldiers from Sea Islands to be told at Beaufort park
The First South Carolina Volunteers, the first regiment of Black soldiers to fight for the Union in the Civil War, was formed in May 1862 in Beaufort. Courtesy Mitchell first heard the story at a ...
South Carolina celebrates America’s 250th anniversary with preview of The American Revolution by Ken Burns
South Carolina ETV and Public Radio (SCETV), the College of Charleston, SC250 and SC250 Charleston will welcome celebrated, award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns to Charleston for an exclusive ...
ARTS AND HUMANITIES: New Civil War book hits close to home
On my periodic trips to Atlanta, I often stop at one of my favorite bookstores, A Capella Books near Inman Park. During my ...