South Carolina History Advocates

10/18/2019

Born a slave, destined to change a nation. She risked it ALL! Join us at the private PRE-RELEASE of the unbelievable true story of Harriet Tubman. It's not in theatres until November 1st, but you get to screen it privately this weekend at Cinemark Bluffton.

What's included in your ticket price?
• once in a lifetime chance to make history by screening the first movie EVER made about the amazing Harriet Tubman privately even before it hits theatres

•reception with light refreshments

•a keepsake movie poster, and a

•powerful panel discussion after the screening

RESERVE YOUR TICKET TODAY for this coming Saturday, October 19th at 12:pm in Bluffton,SC.
https://www.harriettubmanmonument.com/harriet

09/01/2019

As Charleston area historic sites have dramatically increased their interpretation of slavery in recent years, it's clear some visitors don't welcome the message. But historians at the site say their

08/27/2019

“The Supper Table” is a multimedia art exhibit and a play on Judy Chicago’s installation, “The Dinner Party,” which turns 40 this year. “The Supper Table” will honor 13 notable women in South Carolina history.

08/25/2019

Seven must-see spots

07/30/2019

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The National Parks Service will host a public meeting on Tuesday where you can learn about new exhibits at the Charles Pinckney Historic Site. The site’s current exhibits …

07/10/2019

The leaders of the historic Penn Center, near Beaufort, are searching for its next step after part of the property was just designated a national park.

07/02/2019

Anyone on the end of Folly Beach Thursday and Friday night will be in for a treat

07/01/2019

They marched for a fairer wage, for tolerable working conditions, for basic human dignity. They won advances — modest ones, to be sure, but advances nonetheless.

06/29/2019

One object in the new museum galleries at Drayton Hall takes away the breath of our staff and visitors at every encounter.

This is a brand. It was made in England or America between 1740 and 1770. This object serves to demonstrate the power John Drayton - the man who built Drayton Hall - had over the people he enslaved. The purpose of this object was to brand his name onto their skin. A 1789 account from the West Indies explains this process: "A silver brand, with the initial letters of the purchaser's name, or his plantation mark, is heated enough to raise the scars-skin [sic] and applied to the fleshly [sic] part of the breast or shoulder, previously rubbed with sweet oil."

This brand is the only known one of its kind surviving from colonial America and serves as a stark reminder of the slave owner over the enslaved.

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06/14/2019

The College of Charleston Library has announced a new $53,000 gift that will expand its LGBTQ collection. The initial project began in 2017, according to the College of Charleston press release. The college says Harriet McDougal, along with more than 20 others, exceeded the originally outlined $25,0...

06/12/2019

The Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Jewish Congregation in Charleston announced a time capsule potentially dating back to the 1800s may have nee found in the synagogue. Synagogue historians believe it was a time capsule constructed into the wall of their new synagogue, which was built in 1840. The groundsk...

06/04/2019