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While there is no corner of the world today that has remained completely untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic, certain places...

Septima P. Clark (1898 – 1987) was a pioneer educator, civil rights activist, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called...

Structural racism has been a pervasive problem through much of Charleston’s history. For that reason, in 2015, thanks to a...

Without the influences of African American people, medicine as a concept and practice would look very different today. Modern practices...

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Denmark Vesey was born, raised, and enslaved in St. Thomas (Danish West Indies). As a boy, he was purchased and...

The Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture was awarded $100,000 from the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation’s new...

One of the prominent movements of the Civil Rights Era saw African Americans pursuing the highest quality education possible. Under...

In the United States, the third Monday of January is intended to be a day of remembrance, of reflection, and...

We hope that everyone had a safe and happy holiday season filled with much needed rest and relaxation! As we...

This is the thirty-first annual program for the Book Lover’s Club, printed in 1938. On it listed the name of...

Black Ink: A Charleston African American Book Festival is a project of the Charleston Friends of the Library, a nonprofit...

This is part two of a two part series that is examining the experiences of African Americans and democracy. See...

This is part one of a two part series that is examining the experiences of African Americans and democracy The...

The Supreme Court is usually seen as protector of our liberties: it ended segregation, was a guarantor of fair trials,...

We are excited to host another fantastic guest author! In conjunction with Black Ink: A Charleston African American Book Festival...

There are a wide variety of misconceptions in American history, and few communities have been subject to quite as many...

John Wright is a Black man born and raised in Mount Pleasant, SC, who served in the navy, and returned...

On the night of February 8, 1968, a bon fire was lit by the entrance of South Carolina State’s campus...