PRESERVATION PROGRAMS - Preservation Society of Charleston
PRESERVATION PROGRAMS - Preservation Society of Charleston
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Special Events<br />
MODERN CIVIL RIGHTS ERA HISTORIC MARKER<br />
UNVEILINGS & CELEBRATIONS<br />
S.H. Kress & Company<br />
Sunday, August 4th, 3 pm<br />
281 King Street | <strong>Charleston</strong>, SC<br />
Once a five & dime store owned by S.H. Kress & Co., this 1930 art deco<br />
King Street landmark featured a lunch counter that became the target <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Charleston</strong>’s first Civil Rights “sit-in.” Join us as we celebrate our third<br />
Modern Civil Rights Era site historic marker unveiling and reception to<br />
follow. Special guests include Minerva Brown King, one <strong>of</strong> the Burke High<br />
School students that was arrested after participating in the protest on<br />
April 1, 1960.<br />
FREE | OPEN TO THE PUBLIC<br />
The Progressive Club<br />
Sunday, September 8th, 2 pm<br />
3383 River Road | Johns Island, SC<br />
Esau Jenkins (1910-1972) founded the Progressive Club in 1948 to provide<br />
civic education for residents <strong>of</strong> Johns Island. The Progressive Club is on the<br />
National Register <strong>of</strong> Historic Places, but the building has suffered from<br />
extensive damage and requires major reconstruction work. Celebrate this<br />
site’s unique history and learn about its future. Following the unveiling, a<br />
special viewing <strong>of</strong> plans and models for the site will be held along with tours<br />
<strong>of</strong> the nearby Moving Star Hall, a rural praise house built ca. 1917.<br />
FREE | OPEN TO THE PUBLIC<br />
The Hospital Workers’ Strike<br />
Thursday, September 19th, 3 pm<br />
MUSC | 175 Ashley Avenue | <strong>Charleston</strong>, SC<br />
Our final Modern Civil Rights Era sites historic marker unveiling will take<br />
place at the site <strong>of</strong> the April 25, 1969 Hospital Worker’s Strike led by Mary<br />
Moultrie. The strike was a 113-day collaboration between Civil Rights<br />
leaders to end the unequal pay and unfair treatment <strong>of</strong> African American<br />
nurses. The Medical University rehired all strikers and established grievance<br />
procedures. The strike represents an important local victory for advocates <strong>of</strong><br />
nonviolent activism. Special guests include Mary Moultrie, the leader <strong>of</strong> the<br />
strike.<br />
FREE | OPEN TO THE PUBLIC<br />
United Order <strong>of</strong> Tents Centennial Celebration<br />
Saturday, September 21st, 1 - 4 pm<br />
73 Cannon Street | <strong>Charleston</strong>, SC<br />
The United Order <strong>of</strong> Tents is celebrating 100 years <strong>of</strong> service to each other and<br />
the <strong>Charleston</strong> community during Cannonborough/Elliottborough’s “Neighborhood<br />
Revival,” a party that will feature local vendors and live music to promote<br />
the importance <strong>of</strong> parks in creating communities. During the event, the<br />
<strong>Society</strong> will present the Tents with an historic marker for their headquarters. 73<br />
Cannon Street is a 2012 Seven to Save site and represents the presence <strong>of</strong> the<br />
United Order <strong>of</strong> Tents, a woman’s fraternal lodge dating back to 1867.<br />
FREE | OPEN TO THE PUBLIC<br />
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