CHARLESTON, SOAKING IN ITS BEAUTY AND HOSPITALITY, IT’S EASY TO FORGET THE DARKER CHAPTERS THAT UNFOLDED HERE. THE STORY OF THE ENSLAVED IN CHARLESTON FROM THE SHORES OF AFRICA TO THE AUCTION BLOCK OF ...

A historic rice plantation today is a place of contradictions. It's beauty is undeniable, with its lush gardens, moss-draped live oaks, scenic waterways and beautifully built residences. Many of these ...

At McLeod Plantation, a former sea island cotton farmstead operated by the Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission, the tours on offer only consider slavery. There are no boat rides, ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, while beautiful, holds a complex and painful legacy. It's one thing to hear the history. However, to personally explore and experience how ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)- The Charleston County Parks and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) has received a six-figure grant to fund preservation efforts at a heritage site on James Island. The parks ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Magnolia Plantation & Gardens has been used for 345 years, and in that time, has seen beauty, robust farming and wealth. It has also seen the transition from the horror of slavery ...

Some of Charleston’s most revealing stories live outside its most visited attractions. It lingers in overlooked neighborhoods, backstreets and structures once central to resistance and everyday life.

The touristy Broad Street, downtown historic Charleston, flanked by ubiquitous palm trees and horse carriages carrying tourists. It leads to the Old Exchange Building and Provost Dungeon. This article ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Stephen Schmutz, a Charleston attorney, left, and Dr. Bernard Powers Jr., founding executive ...