By Lawrence R. Coleman James Andrew Allen is an honored veteran of World War I and a little-known part of Irmo history. Allen was born in Irmo on July 8, 1890, to Jas R. Allen and Emma Long. Allen joined the military in June of 1918 and was assigned to theContinue Reading
For the past three years, members of McGregor Presbyterian Church and Pine Grove AME Church have collaborated on an Oral History Project. Their mission is to document the stories of elderly residents in the community, with a focus on African Americans, exploring what life was like growing up in theContinue Reading
On the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, the South Carolina Department of Education is holding a student writing contest highlighting the importance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and encouraging high school students to put their own dreams for the future into words. TheContinue Reading
The Center for African American History, Art and Culture celebrated its grand reopening on Juneteenth, June 19. There was entertainment, vendors and tours of the Center during the re-opening festivities. A special feature of the re-opening was a new Family Research Room within the Center, made possible with a significantContinue Reading