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Plantations aren't the only destinations tied to slavery: What to know before visiting
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThroughout the South, people can visit plantations and other destinations tied to slavery, but the...
Hash: The barbecue dish that’s a delicious South Carolina secret
CNN via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMarvin C. Ross was just 8 years old the first time he watched Willis Spells, his neighbor in...
Should a Florida state park still honor the Confederacy? Calls for change go unheard
Bradenton Herald via Yahoo News· 12 months agoOn a sunny spring day at a state park in Florida, the United Daughters of the Confederacy threw a...
Genealogists to host event at Redcliffe Plantation exploring history of slavery in Aiken County
Aiken Standard, S.C. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 17—Local genealogists will present a program on slavery in Aiken County this month. The public is invited to attend a special program, "Slavery and War in Aiken County through the Reconstruction ...
The Story of Mitchelville: America’s First Self-Governing Town of Formerly Enslaved People
Travel Noire via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAt 40 Harriet Tubman Way, an unassuming road in Lowcountry South Carolina, sits a wealth of American...
We Are Aiken County: Redcliffe Plantation site offers study of several generations
Aiken Standard, S.C. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 24—Editor's note: We Are Aiken County is a series of articles that will run through Feb. 26. It celebrates people, places and events that shaped Aiken County. BEECH ISLAND — One of Aiken ...
Explore the history of the Underground Railroad and Trail of Tears this holiday season
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt’s the holiday season; a time to hopefully connect with family and celebrate another year...
Rich people, McMansions could force Black people off Georgia’s Sapelo Island
theGrio via AOL· 9 months agoGullah-Geechee communities are scattered along the Southeast coast from North Carolina to Florida,...
Descendants of enslaved people fight to save historic Black communities
theGrio via AOL· 6 months agoResearchers estimate there are less than 30 incorporated historic Black towns left in the United...