Charleston Area Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History
Founders of Black History Month
The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs presents two exhibitions at City Gallery that re-examine the lives of the enslaved by their descendants. Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed … Continue reading New Exhibit Opening at City Gallery “PAYNE-ful” Business, Charleston’s Journey to Truth & Sleeping with the Ancestors
Location: 110 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29401https://www.eventbrite.com/e/monuments-summer-aspiring-toward-a-common-history-tickets-657851259827 World Heritage USA and The Charleston Forum partner to present: Aspiring Toward a Common History at Mother Emanuel AME Church.World Heritage USA and … Continue reading Charleston Forum on July 21, 2023 at 6pm
Charleston Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) REMEMBRANCE COMMITTEE Honoring our ancestors who perished during the “Middle Passage” Saturday, June 10, 2023 … Continue reading 26th Annual Middle Passage Remembrance Ceremony on June 10, 2023
About In 2012, Dr. Ade Ofunniyin had a vision for an organization that would advocate for, preserve and protect Gullah Geechee burial grounds, history and culture. Between 2016-2020, the ASABG … Continue reading Honoring the Ancestors on May 3rd, 4th, and 6th
April 13 -Tri County Community Education Meeting, Charleston Shared Future: Charleston Forum, Trident Technical College 7000 Rivers Ave, Building 920, North Charleston, SC 29406 April 18- Under Represented Communities National Park Service … Continue reading April and May 2023 Calendar of Events
Charleston activism is not a new concept in the Lowcountry with roots stemming from the Civil Rights Movement. On April 1, 1960, twenty-four students from Burke High School orchestrated the … Continue reading Remembering History: The Charleston Movement
Join us as Dr. Crabtree shares her findings of her sabbatical research on Black Studies in recovering Black voices and their rights to privacy.
Mar 22 at 5 PM Septima Clark Auditorium Conversation with Patricia Williams Dockery, about her new play, Septima, now at Pure Theater. Panel moderated by Theater professors Nakeisha Daniels and … Continue reading Conversation with Patricia Williams Dockery Septima, the play
Tuesday, March 21 5:30-7:00 PM Septima Clark Memorial Auditorium (ECTR 118) The Center for the Study of Slavery in Charleston invites students, faculty, staff, and members of the community to … Continue reading A Critical Conversations event with Tamara Lanier on Repatriating Artifacts of North American Slavery on March 21st
Afro-Brazilian activist Vilma Reis on Monday, March 20 at 4 pm in the Stern Ballroom: "Afro-Feminism and Resistance in Brazil"