CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Within the walls of The Old Slave Mart, there are newspapers dated back to the 19th century. They showcase front page ads of enslaved people without a voice. "Slavery and ...

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Enslaved farmhand John Andrew Jackson fled a plantation in Sumter County by riding a horse along the roads towards Charleston. This brazen escape happened in 1846, as he fled on Christmas Day by ...

Inside a small art studio not far from Atlanta, 67-year-old Basil Watson is shaping history. The Jamaican-born artist is creating a sculpture of Robert Smalls, the historic South Carolina lawmaker who ...

South Carolina’s history is complex and enduring. From its role in the transatlantic slave trade to today’s heated debates over immigration policy, the state’s past continues to shape its politics and ...

Lexington County’s announcement that its offices will be closed May 9. Graphic from the County of Lexington Facebook page Salty emails began to pepper my inbox soon after my column calling for an end ...

The International African American Museum will soon open in Charleston, South Carolina, at one of the country’s most historically significant slave trading ports. Overlooking the sacred site of ...

Is not the slave trade entirely at war with the heart of man? And surely that which is begun by breaking down the barriers of virtue, involves in its continuance destruction to every principle, and ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. There is an African-American adage that was as true during the brief ...

With wild islands, rolling green mountains, and colorful coastal towns, South Carolina is undeniably beautiful.