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 Podbean, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, or your favorite podcast app today!

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The Cost of the Vote: George Elmore and the Battle for the Ballot book cover on the left, a photo of Carolyn Click is on the right.

Speaker at the Center Author Talk with Carolyn Click

February 25, 2025, 3:00 PM
Join us at our next Speaker at the Center series for an author talk with Carolyn Click. Click's recent release is, "The Cost of the Vote: George Elmore and the Battle for the Ballot" - one man's fight for the ballot reveals the sacrifices of those who shaped the civil rights movement in the American South.