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This list of African American Historic Places in South Carolina was originally based on a report by the South Carolina Department of Archives & History through its South Carolina African American Heritage Commission. The first edition was originally based on the work of student interns from South Carolina State University[1] or the 2021 update.[2]

Some of these sites are on the National Register of Historic Places (NR) as independent sites or as a contributing property (CP) of a historic district. Several of the sites are National Historic Landmarks (NRL). Others have South Carolina historical markers (HM). The citation on historical markers is given in the reference. The location listed is the nearest community to the site. More precise locations are given in the reference.

These listings illustrate some of the history and contributions of African Americans in South Carolina.

Contents: Counties in South Carolina with African American Historic Places 
Abbeville - Aiken - Allendale Anderson - Bamberg - Barnwell - Beaufort - Berkeley - Calhoun - Charleston - Cherokee - Chester - Chesterfield - Clarendon - Colleton - Darlington - Dillon - Dorchester - Edgefield - Fairfield - Florence - Georgetown - Greenville - Greenwood - Hampton - Horry - Jasper - Kershaw - Lancaster - Laurens - Lee - Lexington - Marion - Marlboro - Newberry - Oconee - Orangeburg - Pickens - Richland - Saluda - Spartanburg - Sumter - Union - Williamsburg - York

Abbeville County

Aiken County

Allendale County

Anderson County

Bamberg County

Barnwell County

Beaufort County

Brick Church at Penn Center

Berkeley County

Calhoun County

  • Fort Motte
    • Fort Motte Rosenwald School Site (HM)
    • Lang Syne Cemetery (HM)
    • Mount Pleasant Baptist Church (HM)
  • Elloree vicinity
    • Good Hope Picnic (HM)
  • St. Matthews, South Carolina
    • Bethel A.M.E. Church and School (HM)
    • John Ford High School (HM)
    • Mt. Carmel Baptist Church (HM)
    • Oakland Cemetery (HM))
    • St. John Good Samaritan Lodge Hall and Cemetery (HM)
    • St. Matthews C.T.S. Site (HM)
    • True Blue Cemetery (HM)
    • West End Public Library (HM)

Charleston County

Old Marine Hospital/Jenkin's Orphanage

Cherokee County

Chester County

Chesterfield County

Clarendon County

Colleton County, South Carolina

Darlington County

  • Darlington and vicinity
  • Dovesville
    • Mt. Zion Baptist Church (HM)
  • Hartsville and vicinity
    • Butler School (HM)
    • Hartsville Colored Cemetery (HM)
    • Hartsville Graded School/Mt. Pisgah Nursery School (HM)
    • Hough’s Hotel (HM)
    • Jerusalem Baptist Church (HM)
    • New Hopewell Baptist Church (HM)
    • Primus Park (HM)
  • Lamar
    • John Wesley Methodist Church (HM)
  • Society Hill
    • Lawrence Faulkner (HM)
    • Mt. Rona Missionary Baptist Church (HM)
    • Rosenwald Consolidated School/Rosenwald High School (HM)
    • St. Joseph’s Catholic Church (HM)
    • Zachariah W. Wines (HM)

Dillon County

Dorchester County

Edgefield County

Fairfield County

Florence County

Georgetown County

Friendfield Church at Hobcaw Barony

Greenville County

Greenwood County

Hampton County

  • Hampton
  • Gifford
    • Gifford Rosenwald School (HM)
  • Varnville vicinity
    • Steele Missionary School/Zion Fair Colored School (HM)
  • Yemassee
    • Yemassee Rosenwald School/Fennell Elementary School (HM)

Horry County

Jasper County

Kershaw County

Lancaster County

Laurens County

Lee County

Lexington County

Marion County

Marlboro County

Newberry County

Hope Rosenwald School

Oconee County

Library of Seneca Institute - Seneca Junior High

Orangeburg County

Lee Library at Claflin College

Pickens County

Richland County

Chapelle Administration Building at Allen University

Saluda County

Spartanburg County

Sumter County

Union County

Williamsburg County

York County

See also

African Americans in South Carolina

References

  1. ^ State Historic Preservation Office (June 2009). "African American Historic Places in South Carolina" (PDF). South Carolina Department of Archives & History. Archived from the original (pdf) on August 5, 2010. Retrieved January 31, 2010.
  2. ^ State Historic Preservation Office (2021). "African American Historic Places in South Carolina" (pdf). South Carolina Department of Archives & History. Retrieved May 9, 2022.

External links

"The Greenbook of South Carolina", South Carolina African American Heritage Commission, South Carolina Department of Archives & History, retrieved May 9, 2022

"Shared History", Shared History, Felicia Furman Productions and SCETV in association with the Independent Television Service, retrieved May 21, 2022