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Finding AidsAvery is using $120K in grant funds to collect oral histories and digitize photographs.
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Archives: We offer in-person and virtual research services by appointment only. See procedures below to set up your required pre-appointment consultation or call the archives at 843.953.7608
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Museum Tours: The Avery Research Center is currently closed to all tours.
Avery Digital Classroom
The digital classroom features a variety of fun, stimulating, educational activities such as digital lectures, film screenings, book discussions, and interactive online trivia. Check out our past events here
Dr. Conseula Francis Reading Circle Discussion of Topaz featuring author, Beverly Jenkins
Dr. Conseula Francis Reading Circle December event on Topaz featuring author, Beverly Jenkins
Documenting the Arc
Join the Documenting the Arc project team to discussing the grant outcomes, status, and refelections from community advisory board members and interviewees.
View Here.The Role of Black Women Social Clubs in Political, Social and Cultural Activism in the Lowcountry
Join Archivist Aaisha Haykal as she facilitates an amazing guest lecture with Dr. Cherisse Jone-Branch of Arkansas State University on the Role of Black Women Social Clubs in Political, Social, and Cultural Activism in the Lowcountry.
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All African People’s Revolutionary Party (AAPRP) by Mateo Mérida
Kwame Nkrumah today carries a mixed legacy of African self-determination, and authoritarianism: of both the[…]
Avery Research Center’s April Programming
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Community Open House on April 13th from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. EST
Join us for our April Community Open House on April 13, 2022. Guests can register[…]
Our Mission
The Avery Research Center’s mission is to collect, preserve, and promote the unique history and culture of the African diaspora, with an emphasis on Charleston, the South Carolina Lowcountry, and beyond. As a part of the College of Charleston’s Library system, the Avery Research Center’s archival collections, museum exhibitions, and public programming reflect these diverse populations as well as the wider African Diaspora
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