
Welcome to the website for the Charleston Area Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH).
We are a group of individuals and institutions that promote the study of African American history by hosting lectures and panel sessions.

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25th Year of the Charleston Middle Passage Remembrance Ceremony
Date: June 11, 2022 Time: 9AM Where: Fort Moultrie, Sullivan’s Island (1214 Middle St, Sullivan’s Island, SC 29482) Who: Everyone, Program is open to the Public About Ceremony REMEMBRANCE COMMEMORATION 2022 Charleston, South Carolina On Saturday June 11, 2022 from 9:00am – 1:00pm EST, the Charleston Area Branch Association for the Study of African American…

May 2022 CHS Area Branch Program: Public Institutions, Pharmacists and Physicians: Racial Inequities in Healthcare in South Carolina, 1790-1950
EVENT: Charleston Area Branch ASALH Membership Meeting and Program DATE: MAY 14, 2022 1-3PM LOCATION: Virtual via Zoom DESCRIPTION; Branch Meeting and Panel Presentation TITLE: “Public Institutions, Pharmacists and Physicians: Racial Inequities in Healthcare in South Carolina, 1790-1950” PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION This interdisciplinary panel will address health disparities by race in 18th, 19th and 20th century…

Author Talk: A Conversation with Dr. Maxine Smith-Every Thursday starting April 21 at 5:30 p.m.
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Maxine Smith on her book The Midnight Mayor of Charleston (The Henry Smith Story). Like the book and told in six chapters, this discussion series will take place at six different branches with each location mirroring a different chapter and featuring appearances from leaders and members of the…
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