by greenbook_admin | May 15, 2024
The Mann-Simon Site takes guests on a journey through the challenges, adversity and perseverance of one African American family who lived on the property for nearly 130 years. The new exhibits, which debuted in the fall of 2016, explore the role race played in shaping...
by greenbook_admin | May 15, 2024
This store, constructed in 1891 on what was then the corner of 6th Avenue (now Broad Street) and DeKalb Streets, was the second home of Eugene Heriot “E.H.” Dibble (1855-1934) and Brothers Grocery, which sold “general merchandise” as well as “heavy and...
by greenbook_admin | May 15, 2024
Bonds Conway, born a slave in Virginia in 1763, was brought to Kershaw County in 1792 by his owner, Peter Conway who allowed him to hire himself out and earn money. He purchased his own freedom in 1793. Thereafter he worked as a skilled carpenter and also began to...
by greenbook_admin | May 15, 2024
Atlantic Beach–nicknamed “The Black Pearl”–was an oceanfront community for African Americans who were denied access to Myrtle Beach and other leisure sites due to segregation. Established around 1934, it soon became one of the most popular beach...
