Radio host Dr. Bernard Powers is the founding director of the College of Charleston’s Center for the Study of Slavery in Charleston and a professor emeritus of history at the university. He has been a board member for the International African American Museum since its inception. Today he serves as its interim CEO and president. […]

Radio host Dr. Bernard Powers is the founding director of the College of Charleston’s Center for the Study of Slavery in Charleston and a professor emeritus of history at the university. He has been a board member for the International African American Museum since its inception. Today he serves as its interim CEO and president. […]

Walter Edgar's Journal delves into the arts, culture, history of South Carolina and the American South. In 2021, Walter Edgar's Journal celebrated 21 years on South Carolina Public Radio. On July 29th, Dr. Edgar will interview George McDaniel, acclaimed author of the recently released book "Drayton Hall Stories: A Place and Its People".  Hailed as the first book […]

Erected in 1759 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, Eyre Hall is still occupied by descendants of Littleton Eyre, the original owner. The generations have acquired and preserved such items as furniture, silver, even sheet music, with continuity rivaled by only a handful of other Virginia properties. On Wednesday, Sept. 14, Shore History will host […]

Preserving the Stories and Sacred Places of Black Georgetown  With George W. McDaniel, author of Drayton Hall Stories: A Place and Its People   Community conversation about the history of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church - From The Georgetown Dish, September 26, 2022 Did you know that Georgetown was the first Black neighborhood?  Join Dumbarton House […]

Wednesday, November 2: Place, People, and Stories: New Ways of Using Recent History with author Dr. George W. McDaniel

  A Place and Its People: Using a Historic Site to Enhance Community   MEET AUTHOR GEORGE W. MCDANIEL Author George McDaniel will give a presentation about the recent history of a historic site, drawing from his book, Drayton Hall Stories: A Place and Its People. He will show the audience how places in their […]

Thursday, Mar 09 Johns Island Drayton Hall Stories: A Place and its People Join George W. McDaniel, retired Executive Director of Drayton Hall, for a fascinating evening as he discusses his groundbreaking new book, the first in the nation to focus on a site’s recent history. Using interviews with descendants (both White and Black), board […]

A PLACE AND ITS PEOPLE: DRAYTON HALL STORIES AND MORE In person with author George W. McDaniel His groundbreaking book, Drayton Hall Stories: A Place and Its People, is the first book in the nation to focus on a site’s recent history using interviews with descendants (both White and Black), board members, staff, donors, architects, historians, educators, […]