African Americans and Labor

In honor of Black History Month, come view selections from the Rare and A.S. Salley Collections featuring items like Porgy, Potee’s Gal, and Sunclouds. This display will be up through the end of the month.

Selected books in the State Library's display case from the A.S. Salley Collection. One book closed, one open, and a sign behind them stating Black History Month: African Americans and Labor
Selected open books in the State Library's display case from the A.S. Salley Collection in the display case, with a copy of Porgy & Bess propped upright on the right.

Upcoming Event

Cover of Coast Lines: A Poetry Anthology

Speaker at the Center: Readings from "Coast Lines: A Poetry Anthology"

April 22, 2025, 2:00 PM


Join us at our next Speaker at the Center series to celebrate National Poetry Month with readings from the new poetry anthology, "Coast Lines," edited by Daniel Cross Turner and Libby Bernardin. Lovely inside and out, this anthology features over 140 works by 50 poets exploring the manifold beauty and diversity of the South Carolina coastal plain, accompanied by over 50 stunning photographs of the region’s distinctive ecologies and wildlife by photographer Philip Wilkinson. 

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