A wealth of historic buildings, structures, and sites document the state’s African American heritage. With the goal of encouraging educators to incorporate historic places into the curricula, we have published,
A Teacher’s Guide to African American Historic Places in South Carolina, now available on-line.
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African American Heritage Commission State Historic Preservation Office Programs |
South Carolina is blessed with a rich African American heritage. This legacy includes historic buildings and structures, archaeological sites, and cultural traditions. Unfortunately, many of these resources are at risk. The South Carolina African American Heritage Commission works closely with the South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) to identify, record, recognize, and encourage the preservation of these historic places, helping all South Carolinians to more fully understand and appreciate the contributions of African Americans to the state.
The Major John Hammond Fordham House in Orangeburg was designed by pioneer African American architect William Wilson Cooke and built in 1903. Fordham was a lawyer and prominent African American citizen of Orangeburg in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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