Authors of SC featuring Dr. Walter Curry

book cover and photo of dr. curry

Join us Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 7pm for an author talk featuring Dr. Walter Curry. Dr. Curry's book, The Thompson Family: Untold Stories of the Past (1830-1960) is the first volume chronicling the family history of an African American family from Salley, South Carolina. Several narratives are featured, including a slave who purchased his freedom, a relative who served as a cook in the Confederate Army, a young relative who was tragically murdered, and a sharecropper who became a prominent soil conservationist. The book is the 2019 International African American Historical and Genealogical Society Book Award Winner. For registration and information, please visit our events calendar.

Upcoming Event

Speaker at the Center: South Carolina Wildlife Magazine 70th Anniversary with Joey Frazier & Cindy Thompson

Speaker at the Center: South Carolina Wildlife Magazine 70th Anniversary with Joey Frazier & Cindy Thompson

January 18, 2024, 3:30 PM
Join the South Carolina State Library's Center for the Book and the SC Wildlife Magazine for our next Speaker at the Center Author Talk featuring Joey and Cindy from the Magazine to discuss their 70th Anniversary and the history of the publication.