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Part 3: Lowcountry Resistance by Mateo Mérida
White supremacy has not only been pervasive in the history of Charleston, but it is present in every structure that...
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Lowcountry Resistance Part 2 by Mateo Mérida
As we saw in Kelly’s Rebellion of 1849, the first thought of resistance for some is that which is violent....
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2023 Black History Month Programming
We Celebrate Year Round Black History Month Open House February 7, 2023 at 4:30-6:00 P.M. at the Avery Research Center...
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Part 1: Lowcountry Resistance by Mateo Mérida
The 2023 Black History annual theme is Black Resistance and in honor of this for February 2023 we will be...
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Part 3: Old Slave Mart and Charleston’s Historic Memory by Mateo Mérida
The end of the Wragg years saw a lot of mystery surrounding the future of the Old Slave Mart Museum....
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Join us for Avery’s Black History Month Open House on Tues. Feb 7th at 4:30 pm
Join the Avery Research Center for a unique learning experience in honor of Black History Month! During this event visitors...
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Avery Research Center Awarded $2 Million Grant From Mellon Foundation
The Mellon Foundation has awarded the College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture a $2 million grant...
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Part 2: Old Slave Mart and Charleston’s Historic Memory by Mateo Mérida
After the Civil War, Charleston would seek to rebuild from the damages of the Civil War, and find ways to...
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Part 1: Old Slave Mart and Charleston’s Historic Memory by Mateo Mérida
For the many travelers from around the world who visit Charleston, part of their journey is driven by a want...
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January and February 2023 Book Programming
Black Ink Book Festival (Jan 12-14) Black Ink: A Charleston African American Book Festival is the first and only annual...
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Edisto Natchez Kusso by Mateo Mérida
Despite not having the legal recognition to have a reservation, today the Edisto Natchez-Kusso have seen many of the same...
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January’s Second Wednesdays @Avery Open House Canceled
The January 11th Second Wednesday's @Avery has been canceled. We will resume on Wednesday, February 8th at 4:30 p.m. Stay...
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Avery Research Center Closing (Dec. 20th to Jan. 2nd)
Due to winter break the Avery Research Center will be CLOSED Tuesday, Dec 20, 2022 to Monday, January 2, 2023....
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December 2022 Programming
Please see below for the full slate of programming at the Avery Research Center for December 2022. To register for...
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Anti-Apartheid in the United States by Mateo Mérida
After the peak of the US Civil Rights Movement, many African American activists interpreted their domestic pursuit of civil rights...
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HOMEGOING: A JURIED EXHIBITION
Homegoing: A Juried Art Exhibition is presented as an extension of the MOJA Arts Festival’s NEA Big Read. The Big...
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November 2022 Program Activities
All events are free and open to the public. The Dr. Conseula Francis Reading Circle Discussion of Yinka, Where is...
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Walter Boags: History Through Portraits
Walter N. Boags From 1949 to the late 1970s, Walter N. Boags (1917-1997) owned and operated Boags Modern Arts Photography...
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Avery Faculty Member Visits Cuba
James Eber Campbell was one of the leading socialist thinkers to come out of Charleston, South Carolina, in the 20th...
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