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African American Metro & Rural Split

Edited by Avery Parker for South Carolina Genealogy · Lexington County topic · Last reviewed July 11, 2026 · How we work & cite

Metro-edge directories vs rural church research are different stacks.

African American research in Lexington splits between Columbia-metro directories/churches and rural congregation trails. Choose the stack by decade and neighborhood.