• De Gullah/Geechee an Reconstruction: Join Queen Quet for a discussion of a documentary covering the lives of the Gullah Geechee during Reconstruction on Saturday, Feb. 15 from noon to 4 p.m. at the St. Helena Branch Library, 6355 Jonathan Francis Sr. Road, St. Helena Island, SC. This is a free event. Contact info: 843-255-6540, mbenac@bcgov.net, or visit beaufortcountylibrary.org.
• ‘Slavery By Another Name’: Watch the movie at Penn Center then join the community to meet Tonya Groomes, who is featured in this documentary and hear how she found her roots and contributed to this film. The film will be shown Wednesday, February 19 at 11 a.m. at Penn Center. The discussion and meeting Tonya Groomes will be at 6 p.m. at St Helena Branch Library.
‘Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle’ is made possible through a partnership with South Carolina State University and Penn Center.
