Black History Month in Mt. Pleasant

Event Details

Join the Town of Mt. Pleasant for this free series of cultural programs to celebrate African-American History and the Gullah Heritage of Mt. Pleasant!



Saturday, February 6th
Dr. Marlene O'Bryant Seabrook
6pm
Christ Church | 2304 Highway 17 North
As part of the 2016 Black History Month, the Town of Mount Pleasant Historical Commission is offering a series of events to include a presentation by Dr. Marlene O’Bryant Seabrook, educator and fiber artist. The presentation's theme will be Gullah Design – Quilts.

The Plantation Singers
7pm
Christ Church | 2304 Highway 17 North
As part of the 2016 Black History Month, the Town of Mount Pleasant Historical Commission is offering a series of events to include a performance by the Plantation Singers. The Plantation Singers of Charleston are a professional a cappella singing group renowned locally, nationally and internationally for their singing of the music of the Lowcountry.

Saturday, February 13th
Al Miller, Historian and Licensed Tour Guide
7pm
New Hope Missionary Baptist Church | 1541 Highway 17 North
As part of the 2016 Black History Month, the Town of Mount Pleasant Historical Commission is offering a series of events to include a lecture by Al Miller. The theme of the event is Mende Funeral Song (Sierra Leone).

Saturday, February 20th
Michael Allen, US National Park Service
7pm
Friendship AME Church | 204 Royall Avenue
As part of the 2016 Black History Month, the Town of Mount Pleasant Historical Commission is offering a series of events to include a lecture by Michael Allen, U.S. National Park Service. The theme of the event is the Reconstruction Period.

Saturday, February 27th
Carolyn 'Jabulile' White, Gullah Story Teller
7pm
Friendship AME Church | 204 Royall Ave.
As part of the 2016 Black History Month, the Town of Mount Pleasant Historical Commission is offering a series of events to include story telling Carolyn ‘Jabulile’ White. The theme of the event is Gullah Stories.