Charleston Area Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History
Founders of Black History Month
Date Saturday 16th, March 2024 Time 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Location St. Andrews Library - 1735 N Woodmere Dr, Charleston, SC 29407 (Hurd Room) Description The first membership meeting … Continue reading Branch Quarterly Membership Meeting – March 16, 2024 – St Andrews Library (Hurd Room)
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
What Feedback Needed!Share your experiences, thoughts, and satisfaction with the Charleston Police Department When/Where Option 1: Saturday, May 20, 10 AM - 12 PMBees Landing Recreation Center, 1580 Ashley Gardens … Continue reading Feedback Needed! Share your experiences, thoughts, and satisfaction with the Charleston Police Department
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
International Women’s Day is a holiday observed on March 8th to bring awareness to the achievements and challenges of the women’s rights movement. Matters such as gender equality, reproductive rights, … Continue reading International Women’s Day: On the Fringe of Change
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
Date: March 18, 2023 Time: 2:00 PM EST Location: Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture | 125 Bull Street | Charleston, SC 29424 Description: Join us for … Continue reading March 18: Black Resistance: Septima Clark Teaching Citizenship
When thinking about black history, we often reflect on those who came before us. In a city like Charleston, the spirit of the Gullah community is alive through everyday customs … Continue reading A Gullah Gallery: An Ode to Charleston’s Black History
Date Saturday, Jan 21, 2023 (was formerly the 14th) Time 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Location Riley Center for Livable Communities (178 Lockwood Dr, Charleston, SC 29403) Description The first … Continue reading REVISED DATE: Branch Meeting and Forum: January 21, 2023 at 1 p.m. EST