Exploring African Heritage with Discus - SC's Virtual Library

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Subscribe to our YouTube channel to find great online training! In this video you can learn how to discover African heritage, culture, and places using resources accessed through Discus - South Carolina's Virtual Library. Tour features in CultureGrams and search Gale in Context: Biography to locate information. Learn how to navigate CultureGrams to explore African countries and culture, people, recipes, maps, videos, and more. Also learn how to browse people and search persons by ethnicity, nationality, and occupation. 

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Douglass Day 2026

February 13, 2026, 11:00 AM

Douglass Day is an annual program that marks the birth of Frederick Douglass. Each year, thousands of people gather to help create new & freely available resources for learning about Black history. Join the South Carolina State Library at the South Carolina State Museum's fourth annual celebration.