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REACH Act Resources
The "REACH Act", South Carolina Act 26 of 2021, requires all undergraduate students at public colleges and universities in SC to complete a three-credit course that requires, at minimum, the reading of the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Emancipation Proclamation, a minimum of five essays from the Federalist Papers, and one or more documents that are foundational to the African American Freedom struggle.
To help faculty easily access these resources PASCAL has compiled a list of links for online versions of the primary documents and for secondary resources that all PASCAL member institutions have access to.
Resources available thru PASCAL
- African American HistoryExplore 500 years of the African-American history and culture.
- Credo ReferenceImages, audio files, videos, and more than 600 full-text reference books on most major subject areas.
- Freedom (Library of Congress)The African American Struggle for Rights & Justice in Words and Images
- Historic American NewpapersLibrary of Congress digitized newspapers from 1777 - 1963 including historic SC newspapers.
- History Reference CenterFull-text reference eBooks, encyclopedias, peer-reviewed journals, primary source documents, and images covering U.S. and world history.
More details on the REACH Act
- REACH Act GuidelinesGuidelines created by the Commission on Higher Education to help institutions comply with the REACH Act.
More resources available at PC
- ProQuest History Vault This link opens in a new window
- African-American History This link opens in a new window
- Proquest Historical Primary Sources This link opens in a new window
- Slavery in America and the World: History, Culture & Law This link opens in a new window
- Oxford African American Studies Center This link opens in a new window