Category: Archive Spotlight

History News

Desegregation of the College of Charleston exhibit is now live on LDHI!

Text provided by Leah Worthington, College of Charleston Digital Projects Librarian I am pleased and excited to announce that our newest exhibit, Desegregation of the College of Charleston, is now live on the Lowcountry Digital History Initiative! A big congratulations and note of appreciation to the author, Dr. Mari N. Crabtree, and co-authoring contributors, Dr. Courtney Howard and …

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 to support the collection and preservation of the South Carolina Lowcountry’s social and cultural history.

History News

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 as inherently tied to movements in Africa. In the mid-twentieth century, African Americans became vocal members of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, because of the parallels they saw with their own struggles in the …

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 Studio, one of the few African American photography studios in Charleston, South Carolina. During the 1980s, Boags continued to operate as a freelance photographer. The collection consists mostly of black-and-white and color negatives taken by …

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