From staff reports
USC Beaufort’s Institute for the Study of the Reconstruction Era is hosting a day of discovery and learning.
Teachers, scholars and historians will present lessons and share inspirational stories that illuminate the legacy of the 1st regiment of soldiers of African descent during the event, Breathing Democracy into Spaces: 1st South Carolina Volunteers of African Descent.
The 1st regiment of soldiers of African descent paved the way for thousands of other Black men to take up arms during the Civil War to secure freedom for themselves, their families, their communities and their nation through their contributions and impact, according to the release.
All events are free and open to the community.
The event, sponsored by a McCausland Grant from the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of South Carolina, will run from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, at the USCB Center for the Arts at 805 Carteret Street in Beaufort.
Featured speakers during the event are Clemson University’s Vernon Burton, Maj. Tom McShea of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, USC Beaufort’s Mollie Barnes, Carnegie Mellon University’s Wyatt Erchak, among others.
