Group seeks to preserve Black sharecropping community
In DeKalb County, a group of historic sites wants to keep the legacy of a once-bustling Black sharecropping community alive.
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Group seeks to preserve Black sharecropping community
In DeKalb County, a group of historic sites wants to keep the legacy of a once-bustling Black sharecropping community alive. Soccer star Sophia Wilson announces pregnancy with Arizona Cardinals ...
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Epps-McGill Farmhouse wants sharecropping and tenant farming stories
Do you have a story to tell about sharecropping in Williamsburg County, the Pee Dee or Low Country regions or another part of South Carolina? Epps-McGill Farmhouse is seeking to document and ...
Black graves are being moved to make way for an industrial park, drawing a mix of emotions
The graves of hundreds of African American tenant farmers and their families are being moved in Virginia to make way for an ...
Descendants Of Black Tenant Farmers In Virginia Speak Out As Ancestors’ Graves Displaced For Industrial Park
As plans for an industrial park force the relocation of graves belonging to black tenant farmers in Virginia, their ...
Hamilton City Hall hosts first ever Black History Month expo
Whitman said well over 250 people have stopped by Hamilton City Hall and looked over posters and pictures, detailing ...
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The US has pardoned insurrectionists twice before – and both times, years of violent racism followed
This economic bondage, called sharecropping, was a system by which tenant farmers rented land from large landowners. Tenants rarely cleared enough to pay their costs and fell into debt. In effect, ...
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Berkeley County has deep Black heritage
As the nation celebrates Black History Month, Berkeley County’s deep Black heritage takes center stage, showcasing its role in shaping South Carolina’s history from the colonial era to the ...