by greenbook_admin | Apr 30, 2020 | News
“Communal,” by Jonathan Green, 2019. Used with Special Permisson. Columbia — The South Carolina African American Heritage Commission has opened a web portal to capture African American impressions of the Coronavirus’ impact on their lives, and...
by greenbook_admin | Oct 22, 2018 | News, Press Info
As Recommended by the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission (featured photo courtesy of History.com) In 1917, the all-volunteer 15th NY Infantry trained for two weeks at Camp Wadsworth in Spartanburg, SC, before becoming the “Harlem...
by greenbook_admin | Jul 16, 2018 | News
SC African American Heritage Commission invites people to imagine going back-to-school in the early 20th century For many children in rural South Carolina, going back to school in the 1920s meant a walk down dirt roads to wood-frame, one-story buildings, oriented to...
by greenbook_admin | May 31, 2018 | News, Press Info
Vacations in South Carolina are always thrilling and exciting, and the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission has come up with some recommendations to make them enriching as well. The SCAAHC pulled together eight suggested *day-trips that visitors can...
by greenbook_admin | Mar 22, 2018 | Accolades, News, Press Info
The South Carolina African American Heritage Commission presented its inaugural Preserving our Places in History Legislator of the Year Award to Sen. Vincent Sheheen of Camden, representing the 27th District. Sen. Sheheen was instrumental in securing funding in...
by greenbook_admin | Feb 13, 2018 | News, Press Info
The program celebrates National Women’s History Month Columbia – The South Carolina African American Heritage Commission will host performances by FREED, the Female Reenactors of Distinction from Washington, D.C., who bring to life the undertold stories of...
