Bust of Robert Smalls and his gravesite located at Tabernacle Baptist Church, Beaufort, SC. Photo provided by SCCAAS
Organized by historical time periods, this website contains fully developed lesson plan units created by teachers across the state using the
2019-2020 South Carolina Social Studies College-and Career-Ready Standards.
These lesson units were created through a grant for African American instructional materials from the South Carolina Department of Education.
Other Resources:
SC Department of Archives and History: African American Heritage
African American Historic Places in SC
African American Historic Places in SC Addendums
A Teacher's Guide to African American Historic Places
Tabernacle Baptist Church historical marker, Beaufort, SC. Photo provided by SCCAAS.
These lesson plan units provide a variety of primary and secondary resources that can be used for understanding the complexities of the African American experience during the Civil War and Reconstruction in Beaufort, SC. The units use African American historical sites to illustrate this history. The lessons were created in partnership with the Institute for the Study of Reconstruction Era (ISRE) at USC-Beaufort.
Gravesite of Mrs. Emma Wilson. Mrs. Wilson was the teacher and mentor of Mary McLeod Bethune, Mayesville, SC. Photo provided by Andrae Walker, social studies teacher, Fairfax, SC.
These lesson plan units provide a wealth of materials useful for understanding the complexities of African American experiences in rural South Carolina during the Jim Crow era. The units use African American historical sites to illustrate this history.