101 African Americans who shaped South Carolina / edited By Bernard E. Powers, Jr. ; Foreword By Walter Edgar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Powers, Bernard E., editor.

Edgar, Walter, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--South Carolina--Biography.

African Americans.

South Carolina--Biography.

South Carolina.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 177 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

One hundred one African Americans who shaped South Carolina

Place of Publication:

Columbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, [2020]

Summary:

"This collection gathers entries previously published as part of the South Carolina Encyclopedia. Each entry offers a thumbnail description of an African American figure with a connection to South Carolina who made a significant impact in the history of the state, nation, and, in some cases, world. While most entries discuss a single individual, six discuss events or collections of people whose actions had a significant role in shaping South Carolina"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Resistance and Survival in a Slave Society, 1670-1865

Defining Freedom in the Era of Reconstruction, 1860-1895

Creative Adaptation in the World of Jim Crow, 1880-1950

The Long Struggle for Civil Rights, 1930-1975

Culture and Politics in the Modern South, 1965-2020.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781643361390

1643361392