Databases
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Papers of the Revolutionary Era Pinckney Statesmen Digital EditionThe papers of Eliza Lucas Pinckney (1722–1793) and her daughter Harriott Pinckney Horry (1748–1830) document the lives of two founding-era women who were members of one of South Carolina’s leading families. Their letters, diaries, and other documents span nearly a century (1739–1830) and provide a window on the late colonial and early national periods.
Internet Resources
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South Carolina African American HistoryThe South Carolina African American History Calendar identifies notable African Americans with ties to South Carolina.
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Sciway: South Carolina African AmericansThis open repository from SCIWAY provides links to information on the history and culture of African Americans in South Carolina.
Library Books
Althea Gibson
South Carolina native Althea Gibson was the first African American woman to win Wimbledon and the U.S. Nationals. Below is audio from her 1957 victory.
South Caroliniana
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Oral HistorySouth Caroliniana Library's oral history collection includes interviews on civil rights and race relations.
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The Joseph A. De Laine PapersThis collection of manuscripts (letters, speeches, reports, narratives, and affidavits), artifacts (news clippings, programs, booklets), and photographs of A.M.E. minister, teacher-principle, and civil rights leader Joseph Armstrong DeLaine (1898-1974) covers chiefly the period from 1942 to 1974.
South Carolina Political Collections
Isaiah DeQuincey Newman Papers, 1929-2003
I. DeQuincey Newman (1911-1985) was a Methodist pastor, civil rights activist, and entrepreneur. He was a leading figure in the Civil Rights movement in South Carolina and the first African American to serve in the South Carolina Senate since Reconstruction. The Newman papers consist of correspondence, speeches, sermons, photographs and other records.