Berkeley County might be better known for its rivers, rice plantations and Revolutionary War history than for pirates. But according to centuries-old folklore, one of the Lowcountry’s most famous ...

Harvard has turned over what are believed to be the first photographs taken of enslaved people in the U.S. to ​a South ...

More than 175 years after they were created in South Carolina, Daguerreotypes captured in 1850, believed to be the earliest known photographs of enslaved people ...

Harvard University has transferred the controversial Zealy daguerreotypes — images of naked enslaved people in South Carolina — to the International African American Museum in Charleston.

The seven daguerreotypes, the earliest known images of enslaved people in the United States, will be unveiled Wedneday at the International African American Museum in Charleston, S.C.

Harvard University has handed over rare 1850 photos of enslaved people to a museum in Charleston. Descendants of the enslaved say that means they are finally coming home. The photos, ...

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South Carolina’s National Park Service staff flagged several exhibits about Black history and climate change for review under two Trump admin orders in 2025.

The Horlbeck family of Charleston, where a downtown alley bears their name, is sharing a family legacy that dates back to 1764 and the city’s early expansion within a robust British empire.

Through sculptures submerged in historic waters, artist Stephen Hayes and historian Javier Wallace are confronting the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade and reclaiming the currents that carried ...

Atmos reports on the Grove Place Baobab in St. Croix, a 300-year-old tree symbolizing Black history and resilience, linking generations through shared stories.

In early February, the barbarians reached my gate. There could be no more comfort or denial here on this island where I live. The masked thugs were roving through a town just across the water, a short ...