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  2. African Americans in South Carolina | Wikipedia

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    The Great Migration was the movement of 6 million African Americans out of the rural Southern United States to the urban Northeast, Midwest, and West that occurred between 1916 and 1970. In 1900, South Carolina's African American population was approximately 58%, a majority. By 1970, the population decreased to 30%.

  3. Edgefield, South Carolina | Wikipedia

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    45-22795 [3] GNIS feature ID. 1247634 [4] Website. www.exploreedgefield.com. Edgefield is a town in and the county seat of Edgefield County, [5] South Carolina, United States. The population was 4,750 at the 2010 census. [6] Edgefield is part of the Augusta Metropolitan Area.

  4. Paris Simkins | Wikipedia

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    Paris Simkins (1849-1930) was an African-American storekeeper, lawyer, minister, barber, and politician. Born into slavery, Simkins founded the Macedonia Baptist Church in Edgefield, South Carolina. A staunch Republican, he served in multiple governmental offices following the Civil War, including the South Carolina House of Representatives ...

  5. David Drake (potter) | Wikipedia

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    David Drake, I made this jar for cash, though it is called lucre trash. Alkaline glaze stoneware, 1857. David Drake (c. 1800 – c. 1870s), also known as "Dave Pottery" and "Dave the Potter," was an American potter and enslaved African American who lived in Edgefield, South Carolina. Drake lived and worked in Edgefield for almost all his life.

  6. List of African-American historic places in South Carolina

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    Contents: Counties in South Carolina with African American Historic Places. Abbeville - Aiken - Allendale Anderson - Bamberg - Barnwell - Beaufort - Berkeley - Calhoun - Charleston - Cherokee - Chester - Chesterfield - Clarendon - Colleton - Darlington - Dillon - Dorchester - Edgefield - Fairfield - Florence - Georgetown - Greenville ...

  7. John Coleman House | Wikipedia

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    The John Coleman House, also known as Grassdale, is a historic plantation house in Eutaw, Alabama, United States. The two-story wood-frame I-house was built by John Coleman from Edgefield, South Carolina, on property that he settled in 1819. [2] Coleman held 75 slaves during the 1840 United States Census of Greene County. [3]

  8. History of slavery in South Carolina | Wikipedia

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    Starting in 1708, [9] the region maintained a Black majority throughout the 18th and 19th centuries until the mid-20th century, [6][4] exacerbating colonists' fears about slave uprisings. [7] Starting in the 18th century, South Carolina was referred to as 'like a Negro country.'. [7] Slave labor allowed South Carolina to become the wealthiest ...

  9. Reconstruction in South Carolina | Wikipedia

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    History of South Carolina. Reconstruction in the state of South Carolina was unique compared to other southern states due to heavy political involvement of both scalawags and newly freed African American slaves. Land ownership was seen as an important aspect of freedom for African-Americans in South Carolina. Therefore, the South Carolina Land ...