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2022 Spring Speaker Series: SC Department of Archives & History
February 8, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
South Carolina African American Confederate Pensioners
This session explores the reasons why South Carolina used African American labor during the war; the diverse roles of African American labor during the war; SC approval of Confederate pensions for African Americans; notable features of the pension application; and notable South Carolina African American Confederate Pensioners. The session also offers suggestions for research and curation projects to broaden the stories of SC African American Confederate Pensioners.