by | Mar 9, 2022 | African American History, People
Bakari Sellers is a noted attorney, political commentator and politician. He was born September 18, 1984 in Bamberg, South Carolina the son of Cleveland and Gwendolyn Sellers. His father is a well-known civil rights activist and leader of the Student Non-Violent...
by HornsbyAlton | Feb 22, 2022 | African American History, People
Henry E. Hayne was the second African American to serve as the South Carolina Secretary of State after Francis Cardozo. He held that post from 1872 to 1877. Hayne is also known as the first African American student to attend the University of South Carolina. Hayne was...
by FikesRobert | Feb 16, 2022 | African American History, Concepts
The earliest evidence of African Americans as cattle herders (cowboys) in North America can be traced back to colonial South Carolina, where stock grazers from what is now Senegal in West Africa were specifically brought to that colony because of their unique skills....
by HornsbyAlton | Feb 14, 2022 | African American History, People
Jaime R. Harrison is the current chairman of the Democratic National Committee and the first African American elected to chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party. Harrison was born on February 5, 1976, in Orangeburg, South Carolina. He is the son of Rodney and...
by | Jan 27, 2022 | African American History, Events
The history of West Indian immigration can be traced back to the 17th century when enslaved Africans from Barbados, Jamaica, and Antigua were brought to the British North American colonies to work on plantations. The Haitian Revolution (1791-1804) sparked another wave...
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