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Moja, a Swahili word meaning “One,” is the appropriate name for the MOJA Arts Festival, a celebration of harmony amongst all people in ther community. The Festival highlights the many African-American and Caribbean contributions made to western and world cultures. MOJA’s wide range of events include visual arts, classical music, dance, gospel, jazz, poetry, R&B [...]
Although its origins are rooted in slave history of the South, the Gullah Celebration(1) in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina has become a tribute to West African language, crafts, culture and art. Described as “One of the cultural wonders of the world you must see” by USA Today, the Gullah Celebration is hosted by the [...]
Manor House, Boone Hall Plantation, Mount Pleasant, NC First established as a rice plantation; later converted to cotton, Boone Hall Plantation traces its history to a 1681 land grant to Major John Boone. The plantation features nine original slave cabins, which housed the plantation’s house servants and skilled craftsmen prior to the Civil War, as [...]
Completed in 1742 and home to over 7 generations of Drayton heirs, Drayton Hall offers visitors a small glimpse of life in the Colonial South. The main house and the surrounding 630-acre estate have survived the ravishes of the American Revolution, the Civil War, and many hurricanes in nearly original, but not necessarily pristine condition. The interior [...]
Portrait of Denmark Vesey, Gailliard auditorium, Charleston, South Carolina A respected free man and Methodist leader, Denmark Vesey planned one of the largest insurrections in history on Bastille Day, July 14, 1822, involving thousands of free and enslaved blacks who lived in and around Charleston. The plot called for Vesey and his group of slaves [...]
Visiting the Aiken-Rhett House is like stepping into a time machine and traveling back to the Old South of 1858, two years before the outbreak of the Civil War. The compound, which includes stables, kitchens and slave quarters, is one of the most complete and authentic recreations of urban life of slaves and slave master of [...]
Built in 1859 and once part of a complex of buildings, the Old Slave Mart (originally referred to as the shed) is the only slave auction gallery in South Carolina still in existence. The last slave was auction off there in 1863. Today, this slave auction site turned museum features over 100 items such as shackles, [...]
Charleston Black Heritage” – The Official Visitors Guide highlights african americans unique contribution to the culture and history of Charleston, one of the nation’s most historic cities, and the Lowcountry. The guide also covers businesses, restaurants, and other establishments that offer an African-American flavor. For more information, visit the website.
Once a school for freed slaves, Avery Research Center for African-American History and Culture Collections was established to collect, preserve, and make public the unique historical and cultural heritage of African Americans in Charleston and the South Carolina Low Country. The Center’s collection includes slavery artifacts (manacles, bills of sale, slave badges), old manuscripts, and [...]
In 1821, Denmark Vesey’s home was the meeting place to organize what is considered the most extensive black insurrection in American history, involving thousands of free and enslaved blacks in the Charleston area. Address: 56 Bull Street, Charleston, SC 29424 USA Phone: 843/953-7609 Map & Driving Directions
Located in Charleston’s Old and Historic District, Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church is the oldest A.M.E. Church in the South and the second oldest A.M.E. Church in the world. In 1822 the church was investigated for its involvement with a planned slave revolt by,one of the church’s founders, Denmark Vesey. During the Vesey controversy, [...]
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