The Green Book of South Carolina - A Travel Guide to African American Cultural Sites

South Carolina is a state of incredible African American history: from the lunch counter in Rock Hill where the Friendship Nine began their "Jail, No Bail" protests, to the site where the freedom song "We Shall Overcome" was first sung; our nation's very first school for the formerly enslaved, to a monument to the Middle Passage championed by Toni Morrison. Visitors and residents alike will find the Palmetto State rich in remarkable places that played a part in some of our nation's most significant moments. The Green Book of South Carolina, compiled by the WeGOJA Foundation (on behalf of the SC African American Heritage Commission), is a first-of-its-kind travel guide to the most tourist-friendly destinations offering visitors avenues to discover intriguing African American history as they travel the state. Organized by region and illustrated with more than 80 color photographs by Joshua Parks, this guidebook presents a curated selection of over 200 museums, monuments, historic markers, schools, churches, and other public lands. Features a foreword by Dr. Darlene Clark Hine, Distinguished Professor Emerita at Michigan State University where she served as the John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor of History. The South Carolina Green Book is a collaborative release by Hub City Press, the WeGOJA Foundation, and the International African American Museum. Sponsored by the City of Spartanburg and Denny's Corporation.

List of contents

Included sites:

1963 USC Desegregation Commemorative Garden

African American Monument on The SC Statehouse Grounds

Alexander Elementary / Dean Street School

Allen University Historic District

Amazing Grace Park / Clementa Pickney Memorial

Anthony Crawford Marker

Atlantic Beach

Back of the College Memorial

Baptist Church

Bell Street School / Martha Dendy School

Bench by the Road

Benjamin E. Mays Birthplace

Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum

Bethel Ame Church

Bethlehem Center

Bettis Academy

Birthplace of Mary McLeod Bethune

Bonds Conway House

Boone Hall

Brainerd Institute

Butler School

Callaham Funeral Home

Camp Welfare

Center for African American History, Art and Culture

Charlie’s Place

Claflin University Historic District

Claussen Bakery Marker

Cooper River Historic District Exhibit (Cypress Gardens)

Corinth Baptist Church

Coulter Academy

Cumming Street School

Daufuskie Island Historic District

Denmark Technical College

Denmark Vesey House

Dizzy Gillespie Homesite Park

Dr. T. K. Gregg Home

Drayton Hall

Dunton Chapel

Ebenezer Baptist Church

Eliza’s House at Middleton Place

Emancipation Jubilee

Emmett Scott School

First African Baptist Church

Fort Hill Slave Quarters / Clemson College Convict Stockade

Freewoods Farm

Garvin-Garvey House

Gas Bottom

Gullah Museum

Happy Home Baptist Church

Harlem Hellfighters

Harvey Gantt Marker

Historic Brattonsville

Historic Downtown African American Historic District

Historic Duncan Park

Historic Jamestown

Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park

Historic Myrtle Beach Colored School and Education Center

Hobcaw Barony

Hope Rosenwald School

Hopewell Rosenwald School

Howard Junior High School

Hutchinson House

International African American Museum

Isaac Woodard Marker

Jail Raid of 1871 Marker

James A. Bowley House

Liberty Hill Ame

Liberty Hill Rosenwald School

Little Africa

Magnolia Plantation

Mann-Simons Site

Mansfield Plantation Slave Street

March on Ballot Boxes

Mary H. Wright Elementary School

Mayo High School

McCrory’s Five and Dime

McLeod Plantation

Metropolitan Ame

Modjeska Simkins House

Monument to Josh White

Morris Brown Ame

Mother Emmanuel

Mount Moriah Baptist Church

Mt. Carmel Ame Zion Church and Campground

Mt. Zion Ame

National Cemetery and Grand Army Hall

Old City Cemetery

Orangeburg City Cemetery

Pearl Fryar’s Garden

Penn Center

Peoples Hospital

Randolph Cemetery

Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site

Rice Museum

Richard T. Greener Memorial

Richland Cemetery

Ridge Hill School and Faith Cabin Library

Ronald E. Mcnair Life History Center

Sandy Island

Seashore Farmer’s Lodge

Sims High School #2

Slave Mart Museum

Soapstone Baptist Church

South Carolina State University / Orangeburg Massacre Monument

South Liberty Street

Southern African American Heritage Center

Springfield Baptist Church

St. Mark Ame Church

St. Matthew Baptist Church

Sterling High School Marker

Sweetgrass Pavilion

Tabernacle Baptist Church

The Assassination of Frazier Baker

The Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture

The Birthplace of Jesse Jackson

The Briggs Home

The Carroll School

The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany

The Greenville Cultural Exchange Center

The Gulf

The Lowcountry Trail at Brookgreen Garden

The Seizure of the Planter

The Willie Earle Lynching Trial

Trinity Ame

Trinity United Methodist Church

Tuskegee Airmen Memorial

Voorhees College

Westside Community Center

Woodrow Wilson Family Home

Woodward Funeral Home

Woolworth’s and Kress Sit-Ins

Zion Baptist Church

About the author

Photographer, documentarian, and community organizer, Joshua Parks, is the Digital Programs and Community Engagement Specialist at the International African American Museum. Though Joshua was raised in Jacksonville, Florida, his family history is deeply rooted in the Lowcountry, where he is a direct descendant of Sol Legare Island, a historic Gullah-Geechee sea island community. He is a graduate of Howard University and is completing his Masters degree in History at the College of Charleston. Trained as a public historian at the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, he specializes in social, political, and cultural histories of the African Diaspora.

The WeGOJA Foundation (formerly the South Carolina African American Heritage Foundation) works to document and promote African American heritage sites in South Carolina. Supporting state historical markers, listings on the National Register of Historic Places, teacher’s guides and the Green Book of South Carolina, WeGOJA collaborates with civic, government and business leaders to Preserve Our Places in History.

Summary

South Carolina is a state of incredible African American history: from the lunch counter in Rock Hill where the Friendship Nine began their "Jail, No Bail" protests, to the site where the freedom song "We Shall Overcome" was first sung; our nation’s very first school for the formerly enslaved, to a monument to the Middle Passage championed by Toni Morrison. Visitors and residents alike will find the Palmetto State rich in remarkable places that played a part in some of our nation’s most significant moments. The Green Book of South Carolina, compiled by the WeGOJA Foundation (on behalf of the SC African American Heritage Commission), is a first-of-its-kind travel guide to the most tourist-friendly destinations offering visitors avenues to discover intriguing African American history as they travel the state.
Organized by region and illustrated with more than 80 color photographs by Joshua Parks, this guidebook presents a curated selection of over 200 museums, monuments, historic markers, schools, churches, and other public lands. Features a foreword by Dr. Darlene Clark Hine, Distinguished Professor Emerita at Michigan State University where she served as the John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor of History. The South Carolina Green Book is a collaborative release by Hub City Press, the WeGOJA Foundation, and the International African American Museum. Sponsored by the City of Spartanburg.


FEATURES

• More than 180 historic markers, structures, and landmarks for a diverse audience
• Includes popular sites as well as hidden gems
• Organized by region for easy travel planning and discovery. Includes suggested day trips for each region.
• Compact accessibly-priced book
• Beautiful full-color photography

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FEATURES
◊ More than 180 historic markers, structures, and landmarks for a diverse audience
◊ Includes popular sites as well as hidden gems
◊ Organized by county for easy travel planning and discovery (each of the 46 counties is represented)
◊ Compact accessibly-priced book

Product details

• Assisted by: Joshua Park (Photographer)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.07.2022
• EAN: 9781938235986
• ISBN: 978-1-938235-98-6
• No. of pages: 164
• Illustrations: Photographs by Joshua Parks
• Series: Hub City Writers Project
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Travel > Travel guides > North and Central America; HISTORY / African American & Black