Tag: sc history

Historian’s hard work paves way for new Sumter museum

by Caleb Deaton | Nov 6, 2024

After partnering with the City of Sumter and the Sumter Museum, Sammy Way’s collection will be a star attraction of a new military museum there in 2026.

South Carolina Black Press Institute honors legacy of Black journalist and activist

by Téa Smith and Carson Peaden | Mar 31, 2022

Allen University held a symposium with the S.C. Black Press Institute to honor John Henry McCray, a Black political activist and newspaper publisher. The organization received a grant three years ago to study his work.