CHARLESTON, SOAKING IN ITS BEAUTY AND HOSPITALITY, IT’S EASY TO FORGET THE DARKER CHAPTERS THAT UNFOLDED HERE. THE STORY OF THE ENSLAVED IN CHARLESTON FROM THE SHORES OF AFRICA TO THE AUCTION BLOCK OF ...

They come from a line of Gullah Geechee people, the descendants of the West and Central Africans who were enslaved on the sea islands of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. In 2024, ...

Nestled in the heart of the Lowcountry, Charleston, South Carolina, is a city with a rich history and a wealth of family-friendly activities. From strolling along cobblestone streets to exploring ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Thursday is Juneteenth, a holiday which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and people throughout the Lowcountry are set to celebrate. Juneteenth, also known ...

Visitors can step back in Christmastime of a century ago at one of Charleston's plantations. Magnolia Plantation and Garden's inaugural "Home for the Holidays" exhibit through Jan. 6 showcases how ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, while beautiful, holds a complex and painful legacy. It's one thing to hear the history. However, to personally explore and experience how ...

Some of Charleston’s most revealing stories live outside its most visited attractions. It lingers in overlooked neighborhoods, backstreets and structures once central to resistance and everyday life.

Charleston County will conduct a cemetery study at McLeod Plantation Historic Site on James Island now through summer of 2022. McLeod Cemetery contains mostly the remains of enslaved African Americans ...