Charleston, S.C. (WCBD) – Thursday marks one month since the International African American Museum (IAAM) opened to the public. It’s been a very busy month for the IAAM, officials at the museum said they have been sold out every day since opening. Already they’ve seen visitors from across the United States and the world travel …
NPR Here & Now: Inside Charleston’s new African American Museum
Historian Julian Zelizer talks about how President Biden will need to reconcile his support for labor unions with his focus on fighting climate change. And, renewed interest and support for nuclear power in the U.S. is propelling numerous proposals for plants in the West. Caitlin Tan of the Mountain West News Bureau takes us to …
Charleston City Paper: Researcher: Gadsden Creek’s fate may be tied to 26,000 graves
A volunteer researcher wants to launch a project to remember an estimated 26,000 people buried at a 19th-century mass burial ground that is today’s Harmon Field and The Citadel’s football stadium on Charleston’s West Side. Former middle school reading teacher Julie Bowling said she hopes her effort draws more attention to the graves as part …
The Conversation: International African American Museum in Charleston, S.C., pays new respect to the enslaved Africans who landed on its docks
Before Congress ended the transatlantic slave trade in 1808, the Port of Charleston was the nation’s epicenter of human trafficking. Almost half of the estimated 400,000 African people imported into what became the United States were brought to that Southern city, and a substantial number took their first steps on American soil at Gadsden’s Wharf on the Cooper River. That location of once …
National Geographic: Charleston’s newest museum reckons with the city’s role in the slave trade
Historians estimate that some 90 percent of African Americans can trace one ancestor back to Charleston. The International African American Museum centers the stories of the enslaved. Link to National Geographic here to read full article
Post and Courier: History of civil rights and the Black experience is everywhere in Charleston
Charleston is an epicenter of African American history and culture. The components that make it so, however, are largely disconnected and far-flung. Surely, Charleston could become the premier destination in the world for the study of the African American experience if these disparate venues somehow could find a way to come together. And maybe they …
Charleston Regional Business Journal: Experiencing a Wide Range of Emotions
The Charleston Regional Business Journal devotes pages of the June 19, 2023, issue to the International African American Museum. Check out a link to the digital version of the paper here to access the articles
RE Business Online: Stonemont, US Capital Development Deliver $28M Industrial Facility in Ocala, Florida
OCALA, FLA. — Stonemont Financial Group and US Capital Development have completed the development of a $28 million speculative industrial facility located in Ocala, about 37 miles south of Gainesville, Fla. Situated on 35 acres, Topline Logistics Facility totals 457,000 square feet and features 36-foot clear heights, 95 dock doors, four drive-in doors and 110 …
AKH99:Charlamagne Tha God Honors African American History at IAAM Dedication Ceremony
On June 24th, Charleston, South Carolina came alive with the vibrant spirit of African American culture as the International African American Museum (IAAM) held its community dedication ceremony at Marion Square. With South Carolina native Charlamagne Tha God, the renowned host of the syndicated radio show The Breakfast Club, serving as the charismatic host, the event was a …
The Washington Post:Opinion What a new Black history museum says about Charleston — and the nation
When you wander among the picturesque historic houses of Charleston, S.C., it can be easy to forget that this port city built its prosperity on decades of horror. Charleston is “where nearly half of the captive Africans dragged to this continent were first sold,” writes Edward Ball, a historian and the author of “Slaves in the …
