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
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
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 … Continue reading Author Talk: A Conversation with Dr. Maxine Smith-Every Thursday starting April 21 at 5:30 p.m.
CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH TIYA MILES'S AWARD-WINNING BOOK AND RELIVE HER SESSION AT CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL 2021 In 1850s Charleston, Rose, an enslaved woman, was facing an impossible situation. … Continue reading Celebrate Black History Month with the CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL
In October 2021, Charleston Area Branch of ASALH members Julia-Ellen Davis and Vicki Davis Williams visited London, England, to commemorate the blue English Heritage plaque for William and Ellen Craft. … Continue reading Charleston Area Branch of ASALH’s former president’s ancestors honored
Join the archival staff at the College of Charleston's Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture for a discussion on the role of archivists and archives in preserving … Continue reading February 13th Branch Event: Preserving the Black Family through Records
PROGRAM 1: PRESS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCING 2020 BLACK HISTORY MONTH THEME; “THE BLACK FAMILY” DATE: February 1, 2021 (Zoom), Registration will be available in January 2021 TIME: 12:00 p.m. SPEAKER: Julie … Continue reading Charleston Area Branch of ASALH February 2021 Events