Baptists and Bootleggers: Prohibition in the South

Speakers Bureau program featuring Kathryn SmithSponsored by the Piedmont Historical Preservation Society with support from SC HumanitiesLocation: The Community Building, #3 Main Street, Piedmont, SCOpen to the publicInfo: 864-350-1080

Edith Russell, Titanic Survivor

Speakers Bureau program featuring Debra ConnerSponsored by Dorchester County Library – Summerville BranchLocation: Summerville Branch Library, 76 Old Trolley Road, Summerville, SC 29485Free and open to the publicInfo: 843-871-5075

A Year of Black History at Richland Library

Richland Library will present a series of black history and women’s history programs from January – March 2022 to serve audiences of all ages. The programs will kick-off with a special event at Hyatt Park in Columbia on Saturday, January 29th, the “It’s a Gullah Geechee Celebration!” This programming was supported with funding from a … Read more

9th Annual Dufford Diversity and Inclusion Week

Newberry College will present the 9th Annual Dufford Diversity and Inclusion Week on October 25 – November 1, 2021. The program will include a variety of events such as speakers, film screenings, and workshops. This programming was supported with funding from a Growth Grant from South Carolina Humanities. Funding for the Growth Grants has been … Read more

2021 Charleston Literary Festival

The 2021 Charleston Literary Festival (previously known as Charleston to Charleston) will take place November 5 – 14, featuring both virtual and in-person programs and a wide variety of noted authors, thinkers, and speakers. This programming was supported with funding from a Growth Grant from South Carolina Humanities. Funding for the Growth Grants has been provided … Read more

2021 Awarded Grants

The following grants were awarded by SC Humanities in fiscal year 2021 (November 1, 2020 – October 31, 2021). Major Grants Sponsoring Organization: Edisto Island Open Land TrustProject Title: The Historic Hutchinson Family Story from Enslavement to Emancipation to Entrepreneur on Edisto IslandProject Director: John GiraultAwarded: $7,695; Cost-share: $8,372The Edisto Island Open Land Trust (EIOLT) will create a traveling exhibit titled … Read more

Charleston Literary Festival

The 2021 Charleston Literary Festival (previously known as Charleston to Charleston) will take place November 5 – 14, featuring both virtual and in-person programs and a wide variety of noted authors, thinkers, and speakers. This programming was supported with funding from a Growth Grant from South Carolina Humanities. Funding for the Growth Grants has been … Read more

Dufford Diversity and Inclusion Week in Newberry

Newberry College will present the 9th Annual Dufford Diversity and Inclusion Week on October 25 – November 1, 2021. The program will include a variety of events such as speakers, film screenings, and workshops. This programming was supported with funding from a Growth Grant from South Carolina Humanities. Funding for the Growth Grants has been … Read more