Boone Hall Plantation
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African American/Multi-Cultural Tours
The history of African-American contributions to the vibrant arts and culture scene of Charleston, SC is rich. Take a Gullah tour to be immersed in the sights and sounds of a new culture. Tour the plantations to stand where the enslaved African Americans of Charleston once stood. Leave with a greater knowledge and appreciation for cultures of the past by exposing yourself to them today.
Drayton Hall
Drayton Hall’s interpretive presentation and exhibits on slavery and the post-Civil War era have won acclaim for their accuracy in African-American history interpretation.
Beyond the Fields: Enslavement at Middleton Place
Join an historian for a half-hour program and conversation focusing on the institution of slavery and the enslaved people whose labor built and maintained Middleton Place.
Charleston’s African-American History and Heritage Walking Tour
Explore the influence & experience of African Americans in Charleston from the brutality of slavery, through the struggle & oppression after, to the fight for civil rights.
Palmetto Carriage Works
Historic horse and mule drawn carriage tours
Avery Research Center for African-American History and Culture
Reading room, archives & scheduled tours. 1990 Carolopolis Award. Beautifully restored facility, site of former Avery School built in 1865. Includes art, historical exhibits.
Charleston African American Tour
A Gullah Geechee Tour showcasing Charleston's rich Black History. Immerse yourself in the culture with a certified native born Gullah speaking historian. Bin yah not come yah.
Frankly Charleston BHT
Come experience the African Americans contributions to Charleston. A top 6 standout Black History Tour in the US from California to Charleston by Conde Nast Traveler.
Gullah Geechee Tours
Native Gullah historian teaching Unspoken Black African American Slave History "da Root" of Charleston’s politics, religion & Slavery.
Gullah Tours
Gullah Tours explores the places, history and stories that are relevant to the varied contributions made by black Charlestonians. Reservations suggested.
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