African American Studies Program at CofC

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Six years ago, Shiloh Ray and her brothers escaped enslavement at a Confederate camp during the Civil War. Now they enjoy their freedom by working at a saloon they own in Choctaw Territory. Though Shiloh hasn’t seen the soldier who’d helped them steal away since then, he was never far from her mind…or her heart.

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Julie Dash's 'Daughters of the Dust' to be Re-Released Amazing.

Enhance trust in the police One year and five days ago, Walter Scott was fatally shot by North Charleston Police Officer Michael Slager. When a cellphone video of the incident surfaced, showing the white officer firing multiple shots at the black man fleeing from a traffic stop

Just Mercy Lecture by Bryan Stevenson, March 31, College of Charleston Lecture and Book Signing: “American Injustice: Mercy, Humanity, and Making a Difference”, March 31, 2016 Bryan Stevenson Author and Executive Director of the...

With Bryan Stevenson at CofC

After the 2015 AME Massacre, the Charleston community was confronted with having to understand the underlying racial issues affecting the people living in the area. The historical traumas surrounding racial injustice still affect not only our culture and society, but also how often excluded members of the community interact and feel valued.

Our Greenbag Lunch Series: Institutional Racism takes place on Wednesday, April 6th and features representatives from See The Stripes: Clemson University, African American Studies Program at CofC, Southerners on New Ground, and Bonner Leader at the College of Charleston.

March 31, 6pm, Sottile Theater

Q&A with attorney Bryan Stevenson Bryan Stevenson, director of the Equal Justice Initiative and a prominent attorney who defends people on death row, will speak at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Sottile Theatre, 44 George St.

Librarian I and Manager of Archival Services - Avery Research Center College of Charleston Libraries Manager of Archival Services – Avery Research Center Position Overview The Manager of Archival Services, a senior member of the Avery Research Center reporting to the Executive Director of the Center, is responsible for providing leadership, vision, planning and manag…

Visiting Assistant Professor, African American Literature and African American Studies Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the opening. To apply for the position, please click the Apply for this Job link/button.

Congratulations to the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

Newsletters The Avery Messenger, the newsletter of the Avery Research Center and the Avery Institute of Afro-American History and Culture, launched its inaugural issue in the Fall of 2003. Building on an historic partnership between the Avery Research Center and the Avery Institute, the two entities in a unifie…

Descendant of slave who stole rebel ship named museum head CHARLESTON, S.C. — The great-great-grandson of a slave who commandeered a Confederate ship and took it to Union forces blockading the South Carolina coast is the new president and CEO of the planned $75 million International African American Museum in Charleston.Museum officials...

6:30pm – Marian Wright Edelman Event

Please join us on Tuesday

Marian Wright Edelman, founder of Children’s Defense Fund, to visit Charleston Marian Wright Edelman, founder of the Children’s Defense Fund, is a South Carolina native whose social activism was first sparked by her childhood experiences growing up in Bennettsville.

Friend (and sometimes member) of the program, Julie Dash, and others, on black women directors in Hollywood

What It's Like To Be A Black Woman In White Hollywood Four accomplished directors open up about the trials and tribulations of the business.

And he'll be here at CofC on March 31

Google gives $1M to Bryan Stevenson's racial justice effort Google.org is giving the Equal Justice Initiative $1 million and a platform for its public education mission to get America to confront its violent...

Mural honoring Emanuel AME victim to be painted on King Street library Emanuel AME Church shooting victim and librarian Cynthia Hurd will be memorialized with a wall-sized mural on the side of the John L. Dart Branch Library on upper King Street.Artist Nick Kuszyk, better known as R. Robot, will spend this week painting the m

A new exhibit installed in the first floor rotunda of the Addlestone Library tells the story of the decades-long struggle for integration at the College of Charleston. Curated by Dr. Mari N. Crabtree, Assistant Professor with the African American Studies Program, the interpretive display uses archival materials from the College of Charleston's institutional records held in Special Collections and the Avery Research Center to illuminate the experiences of students of color who attempted to matriculate at the college as early as 1943. [ 102 more words. ]

http://library.cofc.edu/new-exhibit-the-struggle-for-integration-at-the-college-of-charleston-1943-2015/

New Exhibit: The Struggle for Integration at the College of Charleston, 1943 – 2015 A new exhibit installed in the first floor rotunda of the Addlestone Library tells the story of the decades-long struggle for integration at the College of Charleston. Curated by Dr. Mari N. Crabtr…

CFP: Advancing Justice for Women and Girls of Color Conference The Anna Julia Cooper Center at Wake Forest University invites proposals for a national conference focused on the lives of women and girls of color.

The Race and Social Justice Initiative MissionThe mission of the Race and Social Justice Initiative (RSJI) at the College of Charleston is to promote public awareness and dialogue about race and social justice issues in the Charleston area, the state of South Carolina, and beyond, through a collaborative effort led by the Avery Research…

Open House! - School of Professional Studies - M.A.T. in Special Education The M.A.T. in Special Education will now be offered in the evenings at the College of Charleston’s North Campus. Attend the Open House to learn more!

College of Charleston to Hold Conference on Gun Violence and Public Health A College of Charleston conference will bring together national experts to address the issue of gun violence and prevention policies.

Schools Nationwide Stand In Solidarity For #StudentBlackOut Day Students at more than 37 universities are demanding their schools put an end to racism on campus.

Princeton University Administration: #OccupyNassau Meet Black Student's Demands We, Black Justice League, a group of concerned students who formed in November 2014, are exhausted by our constant communications with administration, and on November 18, 2015, announced we would sit in until those demands were signed by the president, indicating his support. WE DEMAND the universit…

It’s 2015. Where are all the black college faculty? 'It’s an uncomfortable and unacceptable shame – nearly two decades into a new millennium, as scientists seek travel to Mars and crash test self-driving cars – the work to integrate college and university faculty and administration remains undone.'

Obama just tweeted the perfect message for Ahmed Mohamed President Obama had the perfect message for the Muslim 9th-grader arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school.

CofC Libraries hosts sisters of girl killed in 1963 Birmingham church bombing Addie Mae Collins. Cynthia Wesley. Carole Robertson. Carol Denise McNair.

College of Charleston announces series to address racial violence targeting African American... In response to the tragic shootings at the Emanuel AME Church on June 17, 2015, the College of Charleston and community partners will host events on September 14th and 15th to examine the history ...

CofC's AAST faculty on President McConnell and the confederate flag

As College of Charleston’s President Speaks on Confederate Flag, Faculty Question His Timing and... Glenn F. McConnell’s personal history with the flag has complicated his response to the brewing controversy over its prominence in South Carolina.

We are beyond ecstatic to partner with the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture on this project.

Nonprofits Collaborate to Raise Awareness and Increase Conversations Around Racism and... (CHARLESTON, SC) - In response to the recent tragic events in Charleston, SC, the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, the Coastal Community Foundation's Lowcountry Unity Fund and the International African American Museum are working together to cultivate discussions aroun…

On June 17, 2015 Mother Emanuel AME Church was the site of an act of vicious, racist terror.

We, along with our families, friends, and neighbors, are grieving, and we speak the names of those we’ve lost:

Cynthia Hurd

Rev. Clementa Pinckney

Rev. Sharonda Coleman-Singleton

Tywanza Sanders

Ethel Lance

Rev. Depayne Middleton-Doctor

Susie Jackson

Rev. Daniel Simmons, Sr

Myra Thompson

As scholars of African American history, culture, and experiences, we remain committed to activist scholarship and we insist that . We believe that the wrongs of the past can be made right, but only if we are willing to confront those wrongs with courage and honesty. We stand with others in our community, including Governor Haley, in calling for the removal of the confederate flag from the statehouse grounds. We also, though, remind our community that this act alone will not dismantle the legacies of slavery Jim Crow that remain with us, including a segregated school system, significant income disparity, and police harassment and brutality.

We have been moved and encouraged by the show of support, sympathy, and unity in the days following the murders. We look forward to continued support and unity as we work for much needed change in this place we call home.

AAST Faculty Respond to the Attack on Emmanuel AME Church | African American Studies As scholars of African American history, culture, and experiences, we remain committed to activist scholarship and we insist that . We believe that the wrongs of the past can be made right, but only if we are willing to confront those wrongs with courage and honesty. We stand with o…