The Black Heritage in the Upper Piedmont Project, under the direction of Dr. W.J Megginson in the early 1990s, documented the rich heritage of the local African American community through photographs, oral history interviews, and documentary research.
Kevin J. Morris conducted a series of interviews with twelve individuals as part of research for his 1997 Clemson dissertation. The interviews focus on the establishment and evolution of the technical education system in South Carolina between the years 1961-1991.