101 African Americans Who Shaped South Carolina with Dr. Bernie Powers - LibraryVoicesSC Podcast Episode 130

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Dr. Curtis Rogers discusses the newly published University of South Carolina Press book, 101 African Americans Who Shaped South Carolina with the editor, Dr. Bernie Powers. Dr. Powers is a professor emeritus of history at the College of Charleston and was also the founding director of the Center for the Study of Slavery in Charleston, South Carolina. He is also the author of Black Charlestonians: A Social History 1822–1885 and coauthor of We Are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel. Dr. Powers is a founding board member and interim chief executive officer of the International African American Museum in Charleston. Listen online at PodbeanStitcherTuneIn Radio, or your favorite podcast app today!

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"Reflections of South Carolina" with Robert Clark and Tom Poland

June 19, 2025, 3:00 PM

Please join us for our next Speaker at the Center talk with writer Tom Poland and photographer Robert Clark on Thursday, June 19th, at 3:00 p.m., to explore their latest release, "Reflections of South Carolina."