Amanda
@southernlibrarian.bsky.social
Public library librarian and wife/mother in South Carolina. "Not all questions are answered, but fortunately some answers are questioned." (Snuff, Pratchett)
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in 1995 the first Black president of the Richland County South Carolina Bar Association was Luther H Battiste III
February 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
in 1995 the first Black president of the Richland County South Carolina Bar Association was Luther H Battiste III
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In 1959 police were called to a segregated library in South Carolina when a young Ronald McNair refused to leave without his science book.
He was just 9 years old.
(Obvs this image was taken a few years later!)
He was just 9 years old.
(Obvs this image was taken a few years later!)
January 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
In 1959 police were called to a segregated library in South Carolina when a young Ronald McNair refused to leave without his science book.
He was just 9 years old.
(Obvs this image was taken a few years later!)
He was just 9 years old.
(Obvs this image was taken a few years later!)
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On this day in 1963, Harvey Gantt became the first Black student at Clemson University in South Carolina, the last state to hold out against court-ordered desegregation.
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January 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
On this day in 1963, Harvey Gantt became the first Black student at Clemson University in South Carolina, the last state to hold out against court-ordered desegregation.
Watching my favorite Christmas movie!
a man is pointing at a stuffed animal while standing next to another man .
Alt: a man is pointing at a stuffed animal while standing next to another man .
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December 24, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Watching my favorite Christmas movie!
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Rest in Power SC Senator Kay Patterson - who went on to glory today.
Image: Patterson with his sister-in-law Democratic Party activist Audrey Snead in Round O Darlington County South Carolina - December 11, 2016.
📸 source (c) Catherine Fleming Bruce
Image: Patterson with his sister-in-law Democratic Party activist Audrey Snead in Round O Darlington County South Carolina - December 11, 2016.
📸 source (c) Catherine Fleming Bruce
December 13, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Rest in Power SC Senator Kay Patterson - who went on to glory today.
Image: Patterson with his sister-in-law Democratic Party activist Audrey Snead in Round O Darlington County South Carolina - December 11, 2016.
📸 source (c) Catherine Fleming Bruce
Image: Patterson with his sister-in-law Democratic Party activist Audrey Snead in Round O Darlington County South Carolina - December 11, 2016.
📸 source (c) Catherine Fleming Bruce
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Radical Members of the South Carolina Legislature https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2008.9.29
December 13, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Radical Members of the South Carolina Legislature https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2008.9.29
You should be following @blackheritagecache.bsky.social. Joy is contagious.
Black History is a treasure trove still being unearthed. If trauma can be passed down, so can joy. #Blacksky
December 10, 2024 at 1:40 PM
You should be following @blackheritagecache.bsky.social. Joy is contagious.
Wish I could come to this awesome library program. Fun, entertaining, and helpful!
For those of you at the University of South Carolina, come help preserve our comic books!
10 am - 4 pm in the Hollings Program Room
10 am - 4 pm in the Hollings Program Room
December 2, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Wish I could come to this awesome library program. Fun, entertaining, and helpful!
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