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Tuesday, February 26th

12 — 1 p.m.

Research Roundtable | Modjeska Simkins

Free for members
$5 for non-members

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Seibels House : 1601 Richland Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Modjeska Monteith Simkins: An Advocate for the People

Modjeska Monteith Simkins was born in Columbia, S.C. on December 5, 1899, into a society that legally dispossessed women and people of color of their civil liberties.

Over the course of her 92 years, she displayed a courage and perseverance that many argue was unmatched. Join Katharine Allen, research and archives manager, for a presentation on how Historic Columbia plans to honor her life and legacy. Discussion will focus on how primary sources from the Jim Crow period shed light on the segregated and unequal South that she fought to change.

Participants are welcome to bring their lunch to this program.

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    Discover Columbia's past through historic images and research from the Cultural Resources team by picking up a copy of Remembering Columbia by our own John Sherrer, available at the Gift Shop at Robert Mills.

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    Katharine Allen
    Research & Archives Manager
    803.252.1770 x 37

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Seibels House and Garden isn’t just a great venue for your wedding and reception, they’re also an idyllic spot for bridal portraits, as well. We’re delighted to share with you Avis Washington’s recent bridal portraits with you. Avis’s pictures make great use of the neo-classical interior space at Seibels. During the spring, an...

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Upcoming Adult Education Events

Thursday, January 21st

6:30 — 7:30 p.m.

The Color of Law: Session 3

The City of Columbia and local partners have worked together to host four virtual sessions on the book The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. The purpose of these sessions is to explore the concepts presented in the book to understand their role in...

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Tuesday, January 26th

12 — 1 p.m.

Research Roundtable | Modjeska Monteith Simkins House

Join Katharine Allen, director of research, for a virtual tour of the recently completed exhibit “Modjeska Monteith Simkins: An Advocate of the People.” Spread across four rooms in the Modjeska Monteith Simkins House, a gathering place for human rights activists for nearly 60 years, this multimedia experience documents Simkins’ upbringing...

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Thursday, February 4th

6 — 8 p.m.

The Color of Law: Session Four - Where Do We Go from Here: Innovative Solutions from Today’s Mayors

The City of Columbia and local partners have worked together to host four virtual sessions on the book The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. The purpose of these sessions is to explore the concepts presented in the book to understand their role in...

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