Spring/Summer 2014 Volume IX, Number 2

Call & Response News from the

South Carolina African American Heritage Commission

Message from the Chair Leon A. Love

Greetings All, We held a very successful annual meeting in March which highlighted the contributions of African Americans in the arts. Now we are focused on expanding our territory through partnerships and collaborations with others concerned about preserving our history. Talks are underway with our partners on how we may team together to achieve more. I’m pleased with the expressed interest and ideas that have surfaced. Currently we’re considering a campaign to ask families to preserve the many precious stories told to them by their elders and the same for our churches. Much of our unreported history resides in the minds of our elders, and we are doing little to document this rich information. Another idea is to make room for our youth to become enthusiastically involved in the preservation of our history. We have been moving in this direction for several years and plan to continue. Our children need to know our history so well that passing it on becomes routine - and they are the only ones to keep the effort to preserve our history alive. Now I ask for your help. First, please share with us your ideas of how we can expand our efforts and increase the involvement of others in these worthwhile endeavors. Send us info on what you are doing and how we can do more. Many of the challenges we face are because we don’t know what our ancestors endured to give us the opportunities that we have today. We must tell the story. Second, please join the SC African American Heritage Foundation and tell your family and friends to do the same. We need your help to continue this important work. A membership form awaits you on p. 17. We as a commission look forward to your ideas. Thank you in advance. Lastly, We extend many thanks to Ms. Felicia Furman for recently joining the Foundation and for her thoughtful donation. Ms. Furman is the producer and director of the PBS documentary Shared History. Check out her website at http://www.sharedhistory.org/ and her blog at http://linkedthroughslavery.com/felicia-furman/.

The mission of the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission is to identify and promote the preservation of historic sites, structures, buildings, and culture of the African American experience in South Carolina and to assist and enhance the efforts of the South

Carolina Department of Archives and History.

http://shpo.sc.gov/res/Pages/SCAAHC.aspx & http://scaaheritagefound.org/

SCAAHC Board Members:

Mr. Michael A. Allen Mount Pleasant Dr. Abel A. Bartley Clemson Mr. Kevin Brown Darlington Ms. Beverly Clyburn Aiken Ms. Felicia Flemming-McCall Cheraw Ms. Jannie Harriot Hartsville Mr. James Hallie Holland Aiken Mr. Joseph J. James Columbia Mr. Terry James Florence Ms. Nannie Jeffries Spartanburg Dr. Barbara Williams Jenkins Manning Mr. Jeffrey Kennedy Florence Mr. Leon A. Love Lexington Ms. Strauss Moore Shiple York Mr. Bernie L. Wright Orangeburg Mr. Michael Bedenbaugh Ex officio, Palmetto Trust for Historic Preservation Dr. Millicent Brown Ex officio, “Somebody Had To Do It” Project Dr. Jacob Butler Ex officio, Morris College Mr. Richard DeVoe Ex officio, SC Sea Grant Consortium Dr. Bobby Donaldson Ex officio, University of SC Mr. Len Kiese Ex officio, WIS-TV Columbia Mr. Leroy Lewis Ex officio, College of Charleston Mr. Richard Reid Ex officio, Voorhees College Ms. Denise Riley Ex officio, The Governor’s Office Ms. Chaunda Robinson Ex officio, SCCAAS Ms. Martha Scott Smith Ex officio, AT&T Dr. Larry Watson Ex officio, SC State University Ms. Joy Young Ex officio, SC Arts Commission

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Annual Meeting 2014

Friday, March 28th SC Archives & History Center, Columbia

Preserving Our Places In History Awards Luncheon Countless Congrats To All - We Salute Your Work!

Above - Anita Singleton-Prather (left), from the Beaufort area, is pictured with SCAAHC Secretary Jannie Harriot and received the Individual Award for her character “Aunt Pearlie Sue,” based on her grand-mother.

Above - McConnells’ “By the Sweat of Our Brows” at Historic Brattonsville was presented a Project Award. Olde English Historic District rep, SCAAHC board member & Bratton Plantation (Historic Brattonsville) descendant Strauss Moore Shiple (2nd from right) awards (L-R) Wali Cathcart & Margaret Parsons, descendants of the enslaved population from the Bratton Plantation & Don Williams and Marie Cheek from Culture and Heritage Museums of York County.

Left - SCAAHC Chair Leon Love (far right) awarded a Project Award to Columbia ‘63 for ”Our Story Matters.” Receiving the award are (L-R) Kim Jamieson, Columbia Metropoli-tan Convention and Visitors Bureau; Bobby Donaldson, University of SC & SCAAHC board member; Ramon Jackson, University of SC; & Candace Cunningham, Historic Columbia Foundation.

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Annual Meeting 2014

Preserving Our Places In History Awards Luncheon Continued

Left - The Mitchelville Preservation Project, Hilton Head, represented by Executive Director Joyce Wright (left) and board member Dot Law (center), was given a Group or Organization Award for its efforts to save and preserve Mitchelville, America’s first post-Civil War settlement for freed slaves and to create a heritage site.

Right - The Preservation Society of Charleston received a Group or Organization Award for erecting a number of state historical markers at Civil Rights -related sites throughout the city. Accepting the award were Director of Advocacy Robert Gurley (left) and board member Julia Ellen Craft-Davis (center).

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Annual Meeting 2014

Preserving Our Places In History Awards Luncheon Continued

Left - This year’s Lifetime Achievement Award went to Kitty “Miss Kitty” Wilson Evans (left) for her “notable, successful, sustained and lasting contributions to the preservation of African American history and culture in SC.” Miss Kitty is well known throughout the state for her interpretive presentations on antebel-lum life. Strauss Moore Shiple (right) stands with her.

Right - The SCAAHC honored charter member Jannie Harriot (center) with its Herbert A. DeCosta Trailblazer Award. The award is given at the Commission’s discretion to an individual or organization that it considers to have been a trailblazer in the preservation of African American history & culture. Flanking her are Lowcountry artist Jonathan Green, this year’s luncheon keynote (left), and Chairman Love (right).

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Glimpses of Annual Meeting 2014

Exploring African American History Through The Arts

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Preservation Project Profile

Denmark Vesey monument resides among stately oak trees in Charleston’s Hampton Park

Since its arrival earlier this year, the Ve-sey monument has been a popular gath-ering place for visitors exploring Charles-ton’s expansive African American history. Photos by A. Shinault-Small

On Feb. 15th, many gathered in Charleston’s west side to witness the unveiling of a monument honoring 19th century freedom fighter Denmark Vesey. More info on the event can be found at: http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20140215/PC16/140219534

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Preservation Project Profile

James Island plantation is under renovation

with a revised interpretive focus

Shawn Halifax

Cultural History Interpretation Coordinator Charleston County Park & Recreation Commission

The Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission has begun construction at McLeod Plantation for a welcome center and picnic pavilion. The Commission has also embarked on a stabilization project of two of the houses built for enslaved people and the main house. The historic site’s interpretation will focus on the African American transition to freedom and is scheduled to open to the public in early 2015.

Pictured left to right at the April 22nd Groundbreaking Ceremony: Tom O'Rourke, Executive Director, Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission; Katharine S. Robinson, Executive Director, Historic Charleston Foundation; Michael Allen, Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Coordinator, National Park Service & SCAAHC board member; Benjy Cooke, Chair, CCPRC Board of Commissioners; Ravi Sanyal, Board Member, CCPRC Board of Commissioners; Andrew Thomas, Secretary/Treasurer, CCPRC Board of Commissioners; Teddy Manos, Board Member, CCPRC Board of Commissioners; Lisa S. King, Board Member, Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission Board of Commissioners; Mattese Lecque, Vice-Chair, CCPRC Board of Commission-ers; Eugene Frazier, Friends of McLeod, History Committee Chair; Carol Jacobsen, Friends of McLeod, Chair, Board of Directors; Dr. Jerry Owens, Friends of McLeod, Liaison with the McLeod Steering Committee

Interested in volunteering at McLeod as an interpreter? Contact: Shawn Halifax (843) 889-8898 or shalifax@ccprc.com

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Preservation Project Profile

Marion church erects historical marker

during its centennial celebration

The Rev. Timothy A. Johnson (third from right), church members and friends stand in front of St. James AME Church’s state historical marker after it was unveiled on July 27th. The congregation was celebrating the 100th anniversary of the church building and the 37th anniversary of its Homecoming Reunion. The Leo-nard family worshipped at the church that day also as a part of its reunion festivities. SCAAHC Secretary Jan-nie Harriot is at the far right. See the marker’s complete text on p. 11. Photo by Juanita Bohannon

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Spotlight on…

Joy Young Columbia

An ex-officio member of the SCAAHC since 2009, Joy has been integral in the Commission’s incorporation of arts presenting into the portfolio of its work. From the inaugural presentation of Opera Noire of New York City to visual arts, media arts, and the exciting one-woman show by Natalie Daise, well known to television audiences via Nick Jr. and Noggin TV’s Gullah Gullah Island, Joy has been instrumental in ensuring that SCAAHC arts presenting is relevant to South Carolina as well as engaging and enlightening. Joy has spent the past nine years at the SC Arts Commission and her responsibilities have expanded to cover several programs while also directing administrative areas of the agency. She is an enthusiastic capacity builder who has paved a path of service in three key areas of community – arts, business and educa-tion. She holds certification in Human Resource Management/ Employee Law Relations, a Bachelor of Arts from Columbia College (SC)

and a Master of Arts from City University of New York. In addition, Joy has specialized training in Arts Entrepreneurship, Nonprofit Arts Administra-tion, Nonprofit Governance, Executive Transition/Succession Planning, Risk Management and Mediation. She has served as adjunct faculty at both Benedict College and the University of South Carolina. A performing artist herself, Joy studied at Manhattan School of Music and was under the tutelage of Ms. Betty Allen. She teaches voice privately and performs as a background vocalist with several well-known and award-winning bands. Joy's favorite quote is by Tagore, "God respects me when I work, but he loves me when I sing.”

Call & Response is the official newsletter of the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission, A. Shinault-Small, Editor. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History (SCDAH).

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News from the

South Carolina Department of Archives and History

Elizabeth M. Johnson Deputy State Historic Preservation Office

Recent South Carolina Historical Markers The Department of Archives and History recently approved texts for the following historical markers associated with African American history. Please note that all of these markers may not have been erected yet. After the text is approved, the markers must be manufactured and installed. Staff contact: Ehren Foley, 803-896-6182, efoley@scdah.state.sc.us Cherry Hill Classroom, Moncks Corner (Front) This school was built ca. 1876 on land donated by John Campbell for a building that would serve as both a school for African American students and as a church for the Cherry Hill community. A one-room school for grades 1-6 with Aaron Cooper and St. Julian Middle-ton as its first teachers, it became a public school within the Berkeley County school district in the early 20th century. (Reverse) By the 1920s attendance here had grown enough to require a one-room addi-tion, which was built on land donated by Mary Ann Cooper. Daisy Pasley and Pansy Cooper were the first teachers in the expanded school. The school closed after the 1954-55 school year, when many rural schools in Berkeley County were consolidated. It was rededicated as Cherry Hill Community Center in 2011. Sponsored by Cherry Hill Community Center, 2014 U.S. Courthouse and Post Office / Briggs v. Elliott, Charleston (Front) This Renaissance Revival building, opened in 1896, is notable for its association with U.S. District Judge J. Waties Waring (1880-1968). Waring, a Charleston native who served here 1942 to 1952, issued some of the most important civil rights rulings of the era. Briggs v. Elliott, the first suit to challenge public school segregation in the U.S., was heard here before three judges on May 28-29, 1951. (Reverse) Thurgood Marshall and other NAACP Legal Defense Fund lawyers represented Harry and Eliza

Briggs and 19 other courageous parents from Claren-don County. In a bold and vigorous dissent opposing the prevailing doctrine of separate but equal, Waring declared that segregation “must go and must go now. Segregation is per se inequality.” The U.S. Supreme Court followed his analysis as a central part of its groundbreaking decision in Brown v. Board of Educa-tion (1954). Sponsored by the Charleston County Bar Association, 2014 Plymouth Church / Plymouth Parsonage, Charleston (Front) In 1867 over 100 African Americans, most former members of the Circular Church, founded Ply-mouth Church, among the oldest black Congrega-tional Churches in the South. Plymouth is an exam-ple of the independent black churches formed at the dawn of emancipation. Early pastor Francis L. Car-dozo was also involved in the operation of Avery Nor-mal Institute, a school for black students. This Gothic Revival church building was completed in 1872. (Reverse) Plymouth parsonage, built in 1886, was home to church leaders. Pastors who lived here were active in anti-lynching and equal rights campaigns. Plymouth also hosted a number of prominent black figures. W.E.B. Du Bois, a founding NAACP member, visited in 1925, and Paul Robeson, a singer and ac-tivist, stayed here while campaigning for presiden-tial candidate Henry Wallace in 1948. In 1957 the congregation moved to a new location one mile north on Spring Street. Sponsored by the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, 2014 Harmon Field / Cannon Street All-Stars, Charleston (Front) Harmon Field, established in 1927, was one of many parks across the country created with sup-port from the Harmon Foundation, a national philan-thropic organization. Though dedicated to the “Recreation of All,” state law mandated the racial segregation of public parks and Harmon Field re-mained a facility for African Americans until it was de-segregated in 1964. Among other uses, the park was a venue for games played by amateur and semi-pro baseball teams. (Reverse) In 1953 the Cannon St. YMCA established the first African American Little League in S.C. and played games at Harmon Field. In 1955 the Cannon St. YMCA entered a team in the Continued

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state Little League tournament. Rather than inte-grate, white teams boycotted and the Cannon St. All-Stars were state champions by forfeit. The All-Stars were invited to the Little League World Series, but not allowed to compete. Sponsored by the City of Charleston, 2014

Mt. Carmel A.M.E. Church, Gray Court (Front) Mt. Carmel A.M.E. Church was founded in 1878. The congregation first met in the home of Mack and Caroline Saxon, freed slaves who had acquired sub-stantial land holdings in Laurens County by 1877. The congregation later expanded and moved to a brush arbor before constructing a wood frame build-ing on a three-acre tract donated by the Saxons. The current brick church was completed in 1922. (Reverse) During Reconstruction the A.M.E. Church sent missionaries to the South in order to cultivate new members. Rev. B.F. Martin was one of these individuals. Martin worked in Laurens County during the 1870s and in 1880 reported he had, “procured three acres and built and paid for a nice little structure in size 28 by 37,” referring to the first church built on this site. Sponsored by Mt. Carmel A.M.E. Church, 2014 Palmetto High School, Mullins (Front) Palmetto High School, completed in 1953, was built as a school for African American students. It replaced the previous Palmetto High School, which was a Rosenwald School completed in 1924. The new school was one of the equalization schools built in the early 1950s as part of an effort to equalize African American educational facilities. It opened in the spring of 1954 with James T. McCain as principal. (Reverse) When completed, the new high school was described as “modern in every detail and constructed entirely of concrete, masonry, and steel.” The class of 1970 was the last to graduate from Palmetto High School. Court rulings finally implemented public school integration in 1970-71 and the white and black high schools were combined. The building then became Palmetto

Middle School. Sponsored by the Pee Dee Museum of African-American Culture, 2014 St. James A.M.E. Church, Ariel Crossroads (Front) The congregation of St. James A.M.E. Church first worshipped under a bush arbor in the vicinity of what is now Ariel Crossroads. Mattie Munnerlyn White sold one-half acre of land, including the original church, to the Trustees of St. James A.M.E. in 1891. The corner-stone of the current church was laid in 1914 under the leadership of Rev. A.J. Starks, Pastor, and Rev. W.P. Carolina, Presiding Elder. (Reverse) In 1919 Zack R. Leonard sold land to the church for what is now St. James Cemetery, located 3/4 of a mile north. St. James School, built in 1925, once stood nearby and was among 500 schools built for African American students in S.C. that was funded in part by the Rosenwald Foundation (1917-1932). It remained the principal school for local black students until 1954. Sponsored by St. James A.M.E. Church, 2014 (Also see p. 8) Harriett Cornwell Tourist Home, Columbia (Front) This home’s first owner was John R. Cornwell, an African American business man and civic leader who owned a successful barber shop on Main St. After his death, Cornwell’s wife Hattie and daughters Geneva Scott and Harriett Cornwell lived here. From the 1940s until after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 they ran the house as a “tourist home” for black travelers. Harriett also taught at Waverly Elementary School. (Reverse) During the Jim Crow era, segregation gave African American travelers very few choices for restaurants or lodging. Many chose to stay in a network of private houses located across the South and nation. These tourist homes often relied on word-of-mouth, but many were also listed in guides such as The Negro Travelers’ Green Book. This house was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. Sponsored by the Richland County Conservation Commission, 2014 Zion Baptist Church, Columbia (Front) Zion Baptist Church first organized in 1865 and met in a humble dwelling on Gadsden St. The congregation moved to this site in 1871. The current sanctuary, the second on this spot, was built in 1916. Zion Baptist has long Continued

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served as a center for community organization. Both the Women’s Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of S.C. (1888) and the Women’s Auxiliary to the Gethsemane Baptist Association (1919) were founded here, as were other important missions. (Back) In 1930 Dr. Matilda Evans, the first African American woman to have a practice in the state, started a free clinic in the basement of the church. It served 700 patients on its first day. On March 2, 1961 over 200 African American students met at Zion Baptist before beginning their march to the State House to protest racial segregation. The U.S. Supreme Court later overturned the convictions of those students arrested during the march in the case Edwards v. S.C. (1963). Sponsored by Zion Baptist Church, 2014

New Listing in the National Register of Historic Places The Robert Smalls School, located in Cheraw in

Chesterfield County, was listed in the National Register on March 4, 2014. Completed in 1953, the school is sig-nificant for its associa-tion with the South Caro-

lina “Equalization School” building program, a state initiative in the early 1950s to make schools for black children “separate but equal” to their white counter-parts and in support of the practice of segregation. It housed grades one through six, and served as an African-American school until it was desegregated in 1971. It was used as a school until new elementary and primary schools were constructed in the 1990s. It is also significant as an example of the architec-tural vision of Cheraw, Incorporated, a group of local leaders who sought to maintain Cheraw’s historic architecture and ensure that new designs were com-patible, in the “colonial” or “ante-bellum” style, and according to plans prepared by the architectural firm of Hopkins, Baker & Gill of Florence, South Carolina.

Grants to Assist African American Historic Properties The following projects will receive FY 2014 Federal Historic Preservation Grants, administered by the SHPO. The grants must be matched dollar for dollar by the sponsoring organization. Mann-Simons Cottage Roof Replacement: Historic Columbia Foundation will use grant funds to complete an appropriate roof replacement for the Mann-Simons Cottage. The cottage, ca. 1880, was built by descendants of Celia Mann, a free black mid-wife, who established a domestic and commer-cial complex that existed on the site from the 1840s until 1970. Assessing Extant Slave Dwellings of South Carolina: The Slave Dwelling Project will identify up to 50 slave dwellings in South Carolina, document the properties to state survey standards, and provide the owners of these properties with an architectural conditions assessment to encourage future preserva-tion. Below - Joseph McGill, The Slave Dwelling Project Founder & President and former SCAAHC charter board member, stands in front of the Heyward House in Bluffton. Emanuel AME Church Structural Investigation: Emanuel AME Church was built in 1891 for this historic African American congregation in Charleston. A structural engineer will complete a full assessment of the roof trusses and other structural members to determine appropriate repair methods with cost estimates.

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THE SLAVE DWELLING PROJECT CONFERENCE 2014

Preserving Sacred Places Joseph McGill, Founder & President The Slave Dwelling Project was developed

out of my desire to bring much needed attention to extant structures that once housed enslaved African Americans. I began sleeping in extant slave dwellings in 2010. The idea of spending the night in these dwellings has grown immensely. Along this journey, I have been joined by colleagues, friends, members of the Slave Dwelling Project, educators, historians and students at 60 sites. These “sleepovers” were in the states of South Carolina, North Caro-lina, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Virginia, Massachusetts and even Missouri. The Project was pleased to experience our very first National Park Service stay at Cane River in Natchitoches, Louisiana. Although I have enjoyed those that have taken the time to join me in these dwell-ings, my most inspiring group of roommates were the youth, as they will be the guardians of tomorrow’s history.

Our concept is simple: Find out where slave dwellings are and ask the owners for per-mission to sleep in them. I am humbled at all of the owners that have said “yes.” I am grateful for all the attention these stays have garnered to make the public aware that there are hundreds of extant dwellings throughout the United States that need to be preserved. To this end, our Project is opening new doors of opportunity to achieve our purpose of becoming a clearing-house for the identification of resources to assist owners to save these extant slave dwellings for posterity.

It is now time to bring historians, faculty, universities, archeologists, construction teams, legislators, writers, artists, foundations, organiza-tions, churches, students and the general public

together to achieve our purpose.

I invite each and every one of you to our premier SLAVE DWELLING PROJECT CONFER-ENCE 2014 in historic Savannah, Georgia. This “sister city” to Charleston was also a port of entry for slaves during the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Our theme is “Preserving Sacred Places.” We’re “bringing it” with over 30 workshops featuring the best in cutting-edge preservation projects, historical information and plenaries that will motivate positive movements in preservation, state by state.

Visual artist Arianne King Comer will create and coordinate exhibits that will capture the Project’s work through an array of visual artists. Photographic exhibits of preserved and extant slave dwellings will be featured, as well as photos from our stays from state to state. Conference attendees will also experience an evening tour of Wormsloe Historic State Park, a local cotton plantation on the edge of Savannah where a ‘surprise chef’ awaits us! On Friday night, a dinner theater featuring Anita Prather and the Gullah Kinfolk is on the menu. Follow us on Facebook for special features on speakers, plenary guests, workshops and more. Slave Dwelling Places are “sacred places” indeed. Please join me and the SDP Board of Directors in Savannah on September 18-20 at the Coastal Georgia Center. 

Joe McGill pauses in front of the Price House in Spartanburg, SC.

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SLAVE DWELLING CONFERENCE REGISTRATION RATES: EARLY BIRD RATES (thru August 15th) Regular Registration

SDP MEMBERS $150.00 $200.00 NON-SDP MEMBERS $250.00 $300.00 STUDENT MEMBERS $100.00 $150.00 SINGLE DAY REGISTRY - SDP MEMBERS $50.00 $100.00 SINGLE DAY REGISTRY - NON-MEMBERS $75.00 $100.00 SINGLE DAY REGISTRY - STUDENTS $25.00 $25.00 “These Places Matter Slave Dwelling Tour” $25 Per Person Friday Evening Gullah Geechee Dinner Theater $25 Per Person Founders Circle Cocktail Reception $25 Per Person

Registration form on next page

Host Hotel:

Country Inn & Suites by Carlson, Savannah Historic District 320 Montgomery St., Savannah, GA 912-921-5300 http://www.countryinns.com/slavedwellingconference Reference the Slave Dwelling Conference or code 1409SDPC14 Special conference rate good thru 8-15-14

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SLAVE DWELLING PROJECT CONFERENCE 2014 REGISTRATION FORM

TODAY’S DATE _____/______/______

Name: __________________________________ Prof. ________ Student______Other______

Mailing Address: ______________________________________________________________________

City/State/Zip Code: ___________________________________________________________________

Institution/Organization/Affiliation: _______________________________________________________

Business Phone #: _______________________Home Phone #: _________________________

Email Address: ________________________________________________________________

Are you a member of the Slave Dwelling Project, Inc.? Yes ______ No _______

If you would like to become a member of SDP, please join us on our website: www.slavedwellingproject.org

Amount enclosed ____________________

For: ______________________________________________________________________________

Please mail to: The Slave Dwelling Project, P.O. Box 1469, Ladson, SC 29456 or register online (SCAAHC C&R)

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This program is funded in part by the Black Creek Arts Council, which receives funding from the Sonoco Foundation, The South Carolina Arts Commission, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

The South Carolina African American Heritage Foundation

brings

Gullah Geechee Heritage

to the Pee Dee with

Aunt Pearlie Sue & The Gullah Kinfolk

Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 5 pm The Center Theater

212 N. 5th Street Hartsville, SC 29550 For further info, call Jannie Harriot 843-917-3350 Adults ~ $10 Youth ages 12 & under ~ $5

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South Carolina African American Heritage Foundation

http://scaaheritagefound.org/ The South Carolina African American Heritage Foundation supports the efforts of the South Carolina African Heritage Commission to identify and promote the preservation of historic sites, structures, buildings, and culture of the African American experience and to assist and enhance the efforts of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History.

Please consider supporting these efforts by becoming a member of the SCAAH Foundation. Members receive:

Invitations to all Commission meetings A copy of African American Historic Places in South Carolina A subscription to Call & Response, the Commission’s quarterly newsletter A subscription to News and Notes, a monthly online newsletter from the Historic Preservation Division of the SCDAH Notification of special workshops and meetings Discount registrations for workshops and meetings

Membership Form

Please complete and return to: South Carolina African American Heritage Foundation P.O. Box 1053 Hartsville, SC 29551 or contact: Jannie Harriot at 843-917-3350

or e-mail scaaheritagefound@gmail.com

I would like to become member of the South Carolina African American Heritage Foundation. Enclosed is my $25 annual membership; $75 for families.

Our non-profit organization or church would like to become a Foundation member. Enclosed is our $100 annual membership which allows 4 of our members to get discounted registrations.

Our business or corporation would like to become a Foundation member. Enclosed is our $150 annual membership which allows 6 of our members to get discounted registrations.

Enclosed is a contribution to the SC African American Heritage Foundation.

ALL CONTRIBUTIONS AND MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE

Name _________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________ Address _______________________________________________________________________ Phone # _______________________________ E-Mail ________________________________ rev. 7-14