For nearly two centuries, several names lived in silence, locked away in a Harvard archive, the faces of seven enslaved South Carolinians captured in 1850 daguerreotypes were used to justify racist pseudoscience.
Five young men from Orangeburg were recognized on the floor of the South Carolina House of Representatives this week after earning the rank of Eagle Scout — the highest achievement in scouting.
Cummins Memorial Theological Seminary in Summerville is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, marking a century and a half since its founding to educate enslaved Black men for ministry.
While February highlights Black History Month, leaders at the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture said their work preserving and interpreting Black history happens year-round.
A former slave who commandeered a Confederate warship and sailed his family to freedom, is one of the greatest American heroes many Americans may never have been taught about.
The sound of 117-year-old organ pipes flows along downtown Charleston streets each Sunday, marking the heartbeat of Mother Emanuel AME Church and its centuries-old mission of faith and belonging.
By WIS News 10 Staff, Billie Jean Shaw and Intisar Faulkner
WIS goes behind the scenes for a special bonus segment of “Breaking Barriers, Building Legacies” where you’ll get to see moments from our interviews that didn’t make the final cut.
Born in Orangeburg County in the small town of North, S.C., Eartha Kitt was raised in poverty on a cotton plantation where she was subjected to rejection and colorism due to her complexion.
Alexander English was born in Columbia, S.C. in January of 1954. He became one of the top National Basketball Association’s (NBA) leading scorers of all time.
On the corner of Lady Street in Columbia sits the actual home where life, confidence and the dare to be different was birthed into Charity “Edna” Adams Earley.
Carter G. Woodson’s vision of what has now become Black History Month is about, pride, progress and celebration. It’s about sharing the truths of the many contributions of courageous Black people who helped shape our world today — even those here at home in South Carolina.
In honor of Black History Month, WIS is honoring pioneers and changemakers who’s stories went untold as they fought for equal rights here and nationwide.
