The sea captain designed a system of flags to enable ships to communicate
Before Sullivan’s Island, the tiny town of Moultieville, incorporated in December in 1817, offered a respite from heat...
In November 1865, 52 Black men met at Zion Church to combat the state’s proposed black codes
Businessman Jack Dobbins was found dead after a night of partying in what the press called “The Candlestick Murder”
A brief history of jazz pianist and songwriter Tom Delaney
And how he became a cause célèbre in the process
The Hebrew Orphan Society was established in Charleston in July 1801
Found out how the city marks his contributions
Find out how one of the trailblazers gave back to her community
Colonial Lake has been designated for public use and recreation since the British ruled Charleston
Learn the projects the Garden Club of Charleston has helped plant
Learn how the Charleston chapter was founded
This year, for the first time, the parade ended at the International African American Museum
Learn why the fire spread so quickly
The series will get a new audience when it airs on Amazon Prime
Ed Smalls’s Smalls Paradise was known for late nights and welcoming integrated audiences
Attorney and author Robert Rosen stresses the city’s contradictions
Robert Purvis dedicated his life to ending slavery and defending human rights
Exhibitions of her work are spread from the Gibbes Museum of Art to Middleton Place and the Edmondston-Alston House
And how Charleston influenced Tales of the City
Learn about her far-reaching legacy
The confection inspired a novel and an early sweet trend
Some formerly had been enslaved
The cornerstone was laid in January 1840
Learn the trailblazing story of Elizabeth Timothy
Mayor John Patrick Grace’s narrow victory signaled a change in power in the city
A century ago, Laura Bragg became the first woman in the nation to lead a publicly funded history museum
The tornadoes tore through Charleston in September 1938
