Past Events – Center for the Study of Slavery in Charleston

27th Annual Charleston Middle Passage Remembrance Commemoration

Join the Center for the Study of Slavery in Charleston and the Charleston Area Branch Association for the Study of African American Life and History on June 8th, 2024 for the 27th Annual Charleston Middle Passage Remembrance Commemoration Ceremony! This event is free and open to the public. The Commemoration will take place in-person from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Fort Moultrie and Sullivan’s Island while simultaneous ceremonies occur across the U.S. and designated international locations. For more details, see the flyer above or click on the link below!

27th Annual Charleston Middle Passage Remembrance Commemoration

Global Dialogues: Shadows of Slavery

Join the CSSC in virtually attending the Zoom webinar Global Dialogues: Shadows of Slavery hosted by Stanford Global Studies in their Global Dialogues series! See the flyer below for more details. Register using the link provided.

Date: Friday, April 19, 2024

Time: 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.

A Brown Bag Lunch Conversation – “Remembering Slavery in Charleston”

Join the CSSC for a Brown Bag Lunch Conversation on “Remembering Slavery in Charleston” with Dr. Vanessa Holden! Bring your own lunch and have a conversation about how slavery is remembered in Charleston. Dessert and drinks provided! See further details in the flyer below.

Date/Time: Wednesday March 13th, 2024 at 11 AM

Location: Addlestone Library, Room 227

CSSC Event – “Surviving Southampton: A Generational Story of Resistance and Rebellion”

The Center for the Study of Slavery in Charleston presents a fascinating lecture by Dr. Vanessa Holden – “Surviving Southampton: A Generational Story of Resistance and Rebellion.”

Time: Tuesday, March 12th at 5pm

Location: Alumni Hall in Randolph Hall, Second Floor

See further details in the flyer below!

Tackling Life’s Big Questions: The Monumental Minutes of the Clionian Debating Society

An interesting upcoming event at the Charleston Library Society based on an astounding document reflecting the intellectual life of Charleston’s antebellum free black community. Join us in hearing from Dr. Bernie Powers and Professor Angela Ray, of Northwestern University, on Thursday, October 26, from 6:00PM to 7:00PM, for an historical perspective on this profoundly important discovery.

Event Location (In-person):

Charleston Library Society
164 King Street
Charleston, SC 29401 U

Tickets: CLS Members $10/ Non-members $15

https://charlestonlibrarysociety.org/event/tackling-lifes-big-questions-the-monumental-minutes-of-the-clionian-debating-society/

Black Studies and the Ethics of Historical Privacy: When Archival Silences Are Acts of Refusal

Join us for Dr. Mari Crabtree’s sabbatical presentation on Black Studies and the Ethics of Historical Privacy: When Archival Silences Are Acts of Refusal

Thursday, March 23

5:00–6:00 pm

Addlestone Library 227

“Should Harvard Still Own My Enslaved Ancestors?” A Critical Conversations Event with Tamara Lanier on Repatriating Artifacts of North American Slavery

The Center for the Study of Slavery in Charleston invites students, faculty, staff, and members of the community to attend a public conversation about repatriation of artifacts, archives, race, and justice. The conversation will feature the story of Tamara Lanier, whose fight against Harvard University for images of her enslaved ancestors Renty and Delia has been covered by numerous national and international media outlets including the New York Times, Boston Globe, Guardian, and Democracy Now! The event is free and open to the public.

Tamara Lanier gives voice to her enslaved ancestors whose naked or partially clothed photographs were forcibly taken in 1850 outside Columbia, SC for a Harvard scientist, Louis Agassiz, who supported racist theories of polygenesis. Lanier’s case foregrounds the need for legislation that protects the cultural property of descendants of chattel slavery in the United States. All are invited to witness Lanier’s inspiring story about the importance of her family’s history and its relevance to national discussions about slavery and reconciliation.

Tuesday, March 21 5:30-7:00 PM

Septima Clark Memorial Auditorium (ECTR 118)

The Catesby Centre at USC Welcomes Dr. Bernard Powers

Join us Friday, March 3, 2023 at 4:30pm for a presentation by distinguished historian, educator, and author, Dr. Bernard Powers at Ernest F. Hollings Special Collections Library in Columbia, SC.

This event is free and requires advanced registration.

The Department of History at College of Charleston’s Annual Black History Month Lecture

Portraiture and Slavery: Reflections and Resistance

Check out this great opportunity to learn about American portraiture made during slavery at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery’s event

Tuesday, January 31, 5:00–6:00 p.m.
Online via Zoom

“This conversation with Drs. Adrienne L. Childs, John Stauffer, and Jennifer Van Horn will explore the approaches to portraiture made during slavery and in relation to slavery and race. Discover how the use of photography, prints, material culture, and painting varied according to sectional differences in the United States as well as across the Atlantic.

Moderated by Portrait Gallery Historian Kate Clarke Lemay, this program is part of the Greenberg Steinhauser Forum in American Portraiture.”

Join the conversation and sign up for free here!