Resources for Documenting African-Americans in South Carolina

Beaufort County
The New South (1862-1866) Printed in Port Royal and later Beaufort, SC. Covers the period just before slavery ended and the beginning of Reconstruction. Images can be read online.

Greenville County
Greenville County Library System Obituary Index 1916 through 1993.

Columbia, South Carolina
The Richland County Public Library has The Palmetto Leader on microfilm. The Palmetto Leader was an African-American newspaper. It contains articles submitted by individuals and churches from many counties across the state. Only the obituaries have been indexed and the index is available online.