Not so fast
On May 9, 1862, Gen. David Hunter declared all slaves in Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida “forever free” and authorized them to serve in the U.S. Army....
Nullification Ordinance
After 1832 supporters of nullification gained a two-thirds majority in the South Carolina legislature and called a state convention. The ordinance stated that it was...
South Carolina protests
In 1828 Congress passed a tax on imports known as the “Tariff of Abominations.” The South Carolina Legislature published this document arguing against tariffs.
Spartanburg family
This African American family posed in front of their home in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, for photographer E.F. Shipp on September 12, 1928.
Store for freedmen
Union troops successfully occupied the area around Beaufort, South Carolina, in 1862. Even though the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, or...
The beginning of freedom
Union troops successfully occupied the area around Beaufort, South Carolina, in 1862. Two years later, in November 1864, this office for freedmen was photographed....