slavery

“P” is for Praise houses. Praise houses (sometimes called “prayer houses”) functioned on antebellum South Carolina plantations as both the epitome of slave culture and symbols of resistance to slaveholders’ version of Christianity.

“P” is for Praise houses. Praise houses (sometimes called “prayer houses”) functioned on antebellum South Carolina plantations as both the epitome of slave culture and symbols of resistance to slaveholders’ version of Christianity.

A council of professional archaeologists in SC joins the public fight against the College of Charleston's plans to build new dorms on a 1790s public burial ground for the poor.

“P” is for Port Royal Experiment. The Port Royal Experiment, also called the Sea Island Experiment, was an early humanitarian effort to prepare the former enslaved persons of the South Carolina Sea Islands for inclusion as free citizens in American public life.

“P” is for Port Royal Experiment. The Port Royal Experiment, also called the Sea Island Experiment, was an early humanitarian effort to prepare the former enslaved persons of the South Carolina Sea Islands for inclusion as free citizens in American public life.

“G” is for Grimké, Sarah Moore (1792-1873), and Angelina Emily Grimké (1805-1879). Abolitionists.

“G” is for Grimké, Sarah Moore (1792-1873), and Angelina Emily Grimké (1805-1879). Abolitionists.

Under the Trump administration, National Parks are being forced to remove anything that casts a negative light on America. And that could include slavery.

“S” is for Slave trade. The Atlantic slave trade was one of the most important demographic, social, and economic events of the modern era.

“S” is for Slave trade. The Atlantic slave trade was one of the most important demographic, social, and economic events of the modern era.