The book release for “Payne-ful” Business: Charleston’s Journey to Truth was held on Wednesday, March 13 at the Charleston Visitors Center. There was standing room only as friends, family, community leaders, and the public gathered to hear from the author, Margaret...
There is a famous six-word story that writers have long admired for its economy of power. It takes the form of an advertisement that reads “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” A lifetime of sorrow is steeped into its spare message. Through Feb. 11 at City Gallery, two...
Paintings inspired by historical research The second exhibit, “Payne-ful” Business, Charleston’s Journey to Truth, features more than 40 paintings created by John W. Jones with oils, acrylics and watercolors. His works are inspired by Margaret Seidler’s historical...
Charleston is well documented as a gateway for the transatlantic slave trade. Now, thanks to recent College of Charleston graduate student Lauren Davila ’21 (M.A. ’23) and a passionate team of researchers, the extent of Charleston’s involvement in the domestic slave...
The Accidental HistorianNative and an eighth generation Charlestonian, Margaret Seidler’s genealogical research led to the discovery of her ancestor’s bustling slave brokerage business on Broad Street, further cementing Charleston’s deep reliance on the institution of...
