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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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Upcoming Programs (September/October 2022)
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The James E. Campbell Papers: Avery’s Revolutionary Collection by Veer Mehta, a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
When it comes to materializing the ideology of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, there are...
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Reflections of a Summer at the Avery Research Center by Veer Mehta, a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
Passion is the emotion evoked by the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture. During my time here,...
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August Avery Digital Classroom – Dr. Conseula Francis Reading Circle on August 18th at 6:30 pm
The Dr. Conseula Francis Reading Circle Discussion of So Long A Letter by Mariama BA Register
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Avery September Open House is canceled
In order to provide the Avery staff to install new exhibitions and to plan for the Fall 2022 semester, this...
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Johns Island Field School Listening Sessions in August 2022
Funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation through the University of Virginia and the Vernacular Architecture Forum to sponsor and...
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The Avery Family Reunion: MyHBCU
The Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture has been an integral part of the Lowcountry community since...
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Juneteenth Open House at the Avery Research Center on June 15th at 4:30 p.m.
Join the Avery Research Center for a unique learning experience in honor of Juneteenth! During this event visitors are invited...
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Avery Research Center May Programs
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Educators Join us for our May Open House
Educators! Join the Avery Research Center for a 30-minute self-guided tour of our latest exhibits, receive resources to support your classroom, and learn...
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Imperialism, Decolonization, and Kwame Nkrumah by Mateo Mérida
Although the Civil Rights Movement is completely inseparable from Black history in the United States, the American Civil Rights Movement...
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All African People’s Revolutionary Party (AAPRP) by Mateo Mérida
Kwame Nkrumah today carries a mixed legacy of African self-determination, and authoritarianism: of both the successes of Pan-Africanism and Socialism...
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Avery Research Center’s April Programming
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