Carolina Lowcountry and Atlantic World Program, College of Charleston

Finding South Carolina’s Slavery Connection to St. Lucia – Center for the Study of Slavery in Charleston Finding South Carolina’s Slavery Connection to St. Lucia This summer I was fortunate to pursue my African American and diasporic research on St. Lucia, one of the Windward Islands in the eastern Caribbean. It is a lush and densely vegetated island with a rugged and mountainous topography. That mak...

The SC Humanities Council has given invaluable support -- financial support, but also the moral support of community -- to the CLAW program for many years. The amount of money it has to disburse annually represents a tiny -- really tiny -- portion of the state budget, but the impact provided is out of all proportion to that amount.
In SC, the Humanities Council scrupulously reaches into all parts of the state (which doesn't always help us in Charleston) and attempts to serve all citizens. Please do whatever you can to push for restored funding.

URGENT: Save the NEH

TOMORROW!

Join AAST's own Dr. Kameelah Martin for a transformative dialogue on Caribbean Feminism/Womanism in this exciting new Symposium.

Saturday, April 5
8:30 am - 2:00 pm
Tate Center
College of Charleston
5 Liberty Street
Charleston, SC 29401

🌍 Eco-Futurism in Two Acts: a Sabbatical Talk with Dr. Blake Scott🌍

May 2, 3 pm - 4 pm
Addlestone Library, Room 227
205 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC 29401

Act One: The Florida Effect (And That Sinking Feeling About Our Future) 🌊
Act Two: The M.A.R.S.H. Project and the Praxis of Hope in the Present 🌱

Join us on this journey of eco-futurism, where we confront our fears and cultivate hope through innovation and resilience. 🌿✨

Join the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program celebrate the Amplification of Black Sound from Colonial Mexico: Vocality and Beyond!

FREE

Thursday, April 3, 4 pm
Tate Center Room 202
5 Liberty Street
Charleston, SC 29401

IAAM event explores Gullah-Geechee Muslims and their history in Charleston The International African American Museum spotlighted a new book called “Gullah Geechee Muslims in America: Exploring Islamic Identity in the African Diaspora.”

All the Civil War glory does not have to go to Massachusetts!

Happy Monday! 🌞 Don’t forget to mark your calendars—Saturday, March 29, 2025, at 11 AM for Mustering the First South at CAAHAC!

Get ready for an engaging and insightful presentation by Elizabeth Laney, Research Associate at USC Beaufort's Institute for the Study of the Reconstruction Era! Dive into history and uncover the powerful legacy of the 1st South Carolina Volunteers. Don’t miss out on this unforgettable event! 📚

A Charleston basket maker was asked to make a quick gift. He had no idea it was for President Biden. Corey Alston and his wife, Karen, fifth-generation Sweetgrass basket weavers, created a basket for President Joe Biden's visit to Charleston, SC on Jan. 19.