Charleston, SC

Old Slave Mart Museum
DESCRIPTION: Hub of the African American National Heritage Museum and one of several locations where slaves were sold in Charleston; the last auctions at this market were held as late as 1863; museum presentations and exhibits of the African American experience from the Middle Passage, Africans arrival into slavery and freedom in 1670 in Charleston and Low Country, Caribbean influences on America, Emancipation, Reconstruction Era, the arts, Low Country cuisine, and the modern Civil Rights Movement

DAYS & HOURS: daily 9a-5p

ADDRESS: 6 Chalmers Street  MAP

PARKING: on street and lots nearby

PHONE: 843-724-7395

WEBSITE: Link

Avery Research Center for African American History & Culture
DESCRIPTION: This site was also the Avery Normal Institute for African American students (1865-1954); the center strives to collect, preserve, and document African American history and culture in the Charleston area via conferences, lectures, exhibits and educational programs; archive records and documents of public and ordinary individuals reveal much about the life of slaves and free blacks in early South Carolina

DAYS & HOURS: Mon-Fri 12-5p

ADDRESS: 125 Bull Street  MAP

PARKING: on street and lots nearby

PHONE: 843-953-7609

WEBSITE: http://www.cofc.edu/avery

Philip Simmons Garden
DESCRIPTION: The garden is dedicated to an artisan and master craftsman of decorative fences and gates; Simmons is honored in the Smithsonian Museum for his contribution to the craft of ironwork and to the black heritage of Charleston; his works, wit and manner are revered throughout the city

DAYS & HOURS: daily

ADDRESS: Anson Street at George Street  MAP

PARKING: on street

PHONE: 843-723-8018

WEBSITE: http://www.philipsimmons.us

Gullah Geechee Exhibit & Borough Project
DESCRIPTION: The Borough is a former African American community, which was demolished; the two houses on this land are the only two remaining structures still in African American ownership; these are monuments to the contributions of African Americans who made The Borough their home centuries ago

DAYS & HOURS: call for tour hours

ADDRESS: 35 Calhoun Street  MAP

PARKING: on street

International African American Museum
DESCRIPTION: Coming; it will tell the story of more enslaved Africans who came through the ports of low country South Carolina, than any other State in the U.S; the museum will include artifacts, historical documents, photos & moving images, audio presentations, musical and story-telling performances, arts and crafts demonstrations, and interactive exhibits; proposed site for the museum

DAYS & HOURS: Coming

ADDRESS: Calhoun Street at Concord Street  MAP

PARKING: on street and lots nearby

PHONE: 843-724-3776

WEBSITE: Link

Ravenel, SC

Caw Caw Interpretive Center
DESCRIPTION: Immerse yourself in African American history, rice cultivation and Gullah culture. The innovative programs combine inquiry-based, hands-on science and social studies. In the Carolina Gold program, guests explore rice cultivation—the technical skills enslaved Africans used to construct rice fields and cultivate and process rice. During Carolina Gullah, guests analyze Gullah culture, its origins and the conditions, which allowed it to be retained in the Low Country

ADMISSION: $1

DAYS & HOURS: Wed–Sun 9a–5p

ADDRESS: 5200 Savannah Highway  MAP

PARKING: Free on premises

PHONE: 843-889-8898

WEBSITE: http://www.ccprc.com