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Lincolnville Preservation and Historical Society, Inc. (Lincolnville, South Carolina)
African American Civil Rights Network
The Lincolnville Preservation and Historical Society works to enrich and preserve the cultural heritage and intangible attributes of Lincolnville, South Carolina, one of the oldest towns founded and settled by African Americans in the state. The organization offers public programing, including tours, workshops, and meetings, designed to educate community members about the town's rich history as well as promote health and wellness.
In 1867, Richard Harvey Cain, and several other African American men, sought land they might purchase from a railroad for an African American community. Cain was a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church and deeply involved in African American religious life and politics in South Carolina during Reconstruction. An abolitionist before the Civil War, he moved to South Carolina after the war in service to the AME denomination where he proved integral to the construction of what is now Mother Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.Cain owned a black newspaper, helped organize the state Republican Party, and held several important political roles including delegate to South Carolina’s 1868 constitutional convention, state senator, and U.S. congressman.
Cain and the other men purchased 620 acres of land located north of Charleston, South Carolina. They then resold plots of land in the area to freedpeople. Early African American residents referred to the area by one of its several swamps and ponds. In 1889, the town was formerly incorporated and given the name Lincolnville to honor President Abraham Lincoln. The Town of Lincolnville is a member of the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network and included within the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor.
Lincolnville Preservation and Historical Society became a part of the African American Civil Rights Network in 2023.
The African American Civil Rights Network recognizes the African American Civil Rights Movement in the United States and the sacrifices made by those who fought against discrimination and segregation. Created by the African American Civil Rights Act of 2017, and coordinated by the National Park Service, the Network tells the stories of the people, places, and events of the U.S. African American Civil Rights Movement through a collection of public and private resources to include properties, facilities, and programs.
The Lincolnville Preservation and Historical Society works to enrich and preserve the cultural heritage and intangible attributes of Lincolnville, South Carolina, one of the oldest towns founded and settled by African Americans in the state. The organization offers public programing, including tours, workshops, and meetings, designed to educate community members about the town's rich history as well as promote health and wellness.
In 1867, Richard Harvey Cain, and several other African American men, sought land they might purchase from a railroad for an African American community. Cain was a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church and deeply involved in African American religious life and politics in South Carolina during Reconstruction. An abolitionist before the Civil War, he moved to South Carolina after the war in service to the AME denomination where he proved integral to the construction of what is now Mother Emmanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.Cain owned a black newspaper, helped organize the state Republican Party, and held several important political roles including delegate to South Carolina’s 1868 constitutional convention, state senator, and U.S. congressman.
Cain and the other men purchased 620 acres of land located north of Charleston, South Carolina. They then resold plots of land in the area to freedpeople. Early African American residents referred to the area by one of its several swamps and ponds. In 1889, the town was formerly incorporated and given the name Lincolnville to honor President Abraham Lincoln. The Town of Lincolnville is a member of the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network and included within the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor.
Lincolnville Preservation and Historical Society became a part of the African American Civil Rights Network in 2023.
The African American Civil Rights Network recognizes the African American Civil Rights Movement in the United States and the sacrifices made by those who fought against discrimination and segregation. Created by the African American Civil Rights Act of 2017, and coordinated by the National Park Service, the Network tells the stories of the people, places, and events of the U.S. African American Civil Rights Movement through a collection of public and private resources to include properties, facilities, and programs.