Traveller Awards 2024: Immersive Hands up if your perfect getaway involves getting under the skin of a destination as a local would – with a few indulgences to boot? Read More
Charleston Promise Neighborhood’s Pathways to Leadership program took a field trip to the International African American Museum. Read More
Proposed publicly by former Charleston mayor Joe Riley more than 20 years ago, and championed by Congressman Jim Clyburn, the nation’s second largest African American museum finally opened last summer. To symbolize the sacredness of its location on Gadsden’s Wharf, a place where African captives arrived by the thousands, the International African American Museum (IAAM) …
CHARLESTON, SC (WCIV) — To get a sense of how people in the Lowcountry dealt with hurricanes in the past, Chief Meteorologist Dave Williams took a trip to Drayton Hall Plantation. It has stood in Charleston since 1738. “Two men on this plantation who had major roles to play during weather events like that were …
When you turn off busy East Bay Street in Charleston, South Carolina and enter through the stately wrought iron gates of 0 George Street, the world instantly becomes quieter and more tranquil. With its flickering gas lamps, generous verandas, and private brick courtyard with climbing roses, terracotta-potted topiaries, and espaliered magnolias — the clutch of …
On the shoreline in Charleston, South Carolina, a major new museum has just opened to explore and mark the global and historical implications of the Atlantic slave trade. The International African American Museum, now open after more than 20 years in development, is dedicated to telling the interwoven narratives of the vast and devastating movement of …
For more than a century, Charleston was the wealthiest city per capita in all of North America. Why? Rice. Up the intertidal Cooper and Ashley rivers sat dozens of plantations, each relying on enslaved people to clear the swamps, prepare the rice fields, build the berms and gates, plant and harvest, thresh and bag, and …
Megan Fernandes writes, “Tucked along the Atlantic shore just east of the major Interstate 95 corridor, Charleston along with its steeple-studded skyline and cobblestone streets has always been a favorite getaway. Around 8 million visitors now flock to the Holy City each year. Whether its a vacation or staycation, Charleston has options for everyone and …
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