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1. Meeting Street, African-American school house

Date:

1886

Description:

Charleston Earthquake scene. Possibly from Cook's Earthquake Views. No.39, Colored school house, Meeting Street [captioning missing, handwritten note references that line].

2. Oral history with Lonnie Hamilton

Date:

1983-05

Description:

First elected in 1970, Lonnie Hamilton was the first African American to serve on the Charleston County Council. In this interview Hamilton discusses teaching at Bonds Wilson High School in North Charleston, his decision to run for Charleston County Council, subsequent elections, and his daughter. Audio with transcript.

3. Harper's Weekly

Date:

1886

Description:

[Color image.] Main caption: 'After the Earthquake at Charleston.--drawn by W.A. Rogers and W.P. Snyder from sketches by Frederic Remington and A.J. Gustin.--[see page 610.]' Caption upper left: 'Open air preaching.' Caption upper right: 'Subsistence Committee.' Caption lower left: 'Negro prayer-meeting.' Caption lower right: 'Relief committee.' [full date September 18, 1886.]

4. Harper's Weekly

Date:

1886

Description:

Caption: 'After The Earthquake At Charleston.--drawn by W.A. Rogers and W.P. Snyder from sketches by Frederic Remington and A.J. Gustin.--[see page 610.]' Individual captions: (top left): 'Open air preaching.' (top right): Subsistence committee.' (bottom left): 'Negro prayer-meeting.' (bottom right): 'Relief committee.' [full date September 18, 1886.]