African American Preservation Projects in South Carolina

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The African American story and our preservation movement is happening in all corners of South Carolina. To help galvanize energy and activity, we’ve scoured the state looking for the people and projects highlighting and redefining the African American story. Explore projects from across the state (or add your project to the mix).

Explore South Carolina’s African American preservation efforts through our projects database. You can search by project type to find projects in your field of interest or by geography to find projects happening near you. Have a project you’re working on? If you’d like to submit your project for inclusion in our statewide database, go here.

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All-Star Bowling Lanes

Restoration and adaptive reuse of the All-Star Bowling Lanes into the Orangeburg All-Star Justice Center in Commemoration of the Orangeburg Massacre.

Anson Street African Burial Ground

Reinternment & memorialization of 36 individuals of African descent whose burials were discovered on the grounds of the Galliard Center in 2013.

Black Businesses of Charleston Oral History Project

The Black Businesses of Charleston Oral History Project is a community-led initiative to document and amplify the under-told stories of Charleston’s historically Black-owned businesses.

Booker T. Washington School Rehabilitation Program

Ongoing rehabilitation and restoration of the Booker T. Washington High School Auditorium in Columbia, SC.

Charleston Justice Journey

The Charleston Justice Journey is an interactive map of historic sites that tell the story of Charleston’s ongoing march toward racial justice.

Charlie’s Place Restoration

Restoration of the Charlie Fitzgerald house as well as the restoration and reconstruction of units in the adjacent motel where many famous black musicians stayed.

City of Cayce Survey of Historic African American Cemeteries

Survey of African American cemeteries in the City of Cayce, SC.

Come Back to the Land: An Exploration of James and Johns Island African American Settlement Communities

A research study of African American Settlement Communities on both James and Johns islands in Charleston County, SC with historical background and oral histories.

Community Remembrance Project: Confronting the History of Racial Terror in Greenville County, SC

To honor the lives of victims of racial terror and preserve the social memory of our communities in Greenville County through restorative truth-telling and healing.

Documenting the Arc Project

The collection of stories and records of the current civil rights movement in South Carolina.

Edgerly Cemetery

Clean up and restoration of the historic Edgerly Cemetery along with the erection of a historic marker dedicated to the history of the cemetery.

Edgewood School Restoration

Restoration of the former Edgewood Equalization School for use as the new Edgewood Community Center.

Fairfield High School Oral History Project

Interviews with alumni of Winnsboro's Fairfield High School about family, community, educational experiences and race relations in Fairfield County.

Garvin-Garvey House Restoration

Restoration of the historic, Reconstruction Era Garvin-Garvey House, a freedman's cottage in Bluffton, SC.

Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Hall Restoration

Short-term project making structural repairs to flooring of historic 1896 Grand Army Hall.

Great Branch Rosenwald Restoration Project

The Great Branch Rosenwald Teacherage was a home that was built to house the principal and sometimes a teacher who taught in the Rosenwald School.

Historic Marion Avenue Cemetery

Restoration of the historic Marion Avenue Cemetery, formerly two separate historic black cemeteries in Hartsville, SC, and erection of a historical marker at the site.

Historic Mosquito Beach

Documentation and preservation of the historic Mosquito Beach community on James Island.

Historic Myrtle Beach Colored School & Education Center

Relocation and rebuilding of the historic Myrtle Beach Colored School as a cultural and education center.

Hutchinson House

The c.1885 Hutchinson House, is the last remaining home from the Clark Community, a Black settlement community on Edisto Island and represents reconstruction-era vernacular architecture.

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