The Avery Normal School is home to College of Charleston's Avery Research Center for African American History and...
Had King Charles I of England not been beheaded on January 30, 1649, our history would certainly have turned out...
How the day Vesey won his freedom changed the course of history
A tale of a prized, bygone gobbler
After the Civil War started, Harriet Tubman joined the Union Army and led a raid up the Combahee River between...
Before the South Carolina flag’s famous palmetto, there was a different tree that just may have made the Palmetto State...
Historically, the secret to surviving Charleston summers had been the same for centuries—either leave or somehow catch...
The 85th anniversary of the famous composer’s visit to Charleston to write the score of Porgy & Bess
How the Jenkins Orphanage launched many musical careers
With a lane designated just for them, the city’s early cyclists rode across the Ashley more than a century ago
The Hospital Workers’ Movement began 50 years ago this March
The surprising figure behind 200 Years of Charleston Cooking
Santa Claus—and live reindeer—came to town for Charleston’s first Christmas parade in the midst of the Great Depression
In mid-century Charleston, The Book Basement served equally as shop, salon, and safe space
In the fall of 1957, the College of Charleston was gearing up for what was then one of the school’s biggest social...
The top 13 moments in the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon’s history
