Our events

Friday, February 24, 2023 Noon - 9:00PM.

Hourly: Information Sharing, Capital Campaign, Cash

12:00PM: Information on WC HBCU President, Dr. Henry Tisdale

1:00PM: Information on WC HBCU President, Dr. JoAnne Wright Heysbert

2:00PM: Information on WC HBCU President, Dr. Leroy Staggers

3:00PM: History of WC Midwives, Rev Samuel Cooper

4:00PM: History of WC Professional Boxers, Donald and Henry Nesmith

5:00PM: History of Tomlinson Graded and High School, Cassandra Williams Rush and Dr. Inetta Fulton

6:00PM: Check Presentations to Communities for Immunity Partners; Silent Auction Winners; Capital Campaign Requests; Dinner; DJ Rickey, Music and Socializing

Noon - 9:00PM

Silent Auction Showcasing:

WC Artists LaToya Thompson
Malik Hayward Harry McFadden
SCSU 1890
Free COVID Testing
Refreshments
Vendors
Socializing

"CELEBRATING WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY (WC) AFRICAN AMERICANS & 1st CAPITAL CAMPAIGN"

Our Anniversary

10th Anniversary of the C. Williams Rush Museum of African-American Arts & Culture, December 18 & 19, 2020

The 10th Anniversary of the C Williams Rush Museum of African-American Arts & Culture on Friday and Saturday, December 18 and 19, 2020 at 200 Hampton Avenue in Kingstree, South Carolina. This was a hybrid and abbreviated celebration of the Gullah Geechee people and culture via video,, drive by exhibition and “A Taste of the Gullah Geechee Foods” on Saturday 2:00 - 4:00 PM. The drive-through provided samples of the Gullah Geechee foods and visual exhibition. We adhered to the CDC and governmental guidelines and made the event both virtual and socially distanced outside, with a drive-through format.

Museum Programs and Activities

Ongoing Events

On hold until further notice:

Bingo on 1st and 3rd Thursday’s monthly.

Come and join us for fun and socializing!

On Exhibition

Permanent Collection:

African American Pottery, daily
Original artwork of Harlem Renaissance Artists, daily
African Americans on Postage Stamps

Speaker Schedule

Sunday, February 12, 2023 at Bethel AME, 1224 Gourdin Road, Salters, SC
Sunday February 26, 2023 at Williamsburg Historical Society, 'Stories of Williamsburg', Kingstree, SC
Sunday, February 26, 2023 NAACP at Mt Zion UMC, 701 St. John Street, KIngstree, SC
Sunday, January 23, 2020 at Friendship UM Church, speaker Cassandra Williams Rush, ‘Williamsburg County Early Colored/Negro Schools’.

Schedule a Speaker or Presentation

Not just for February, BLACK History Month, schedule your Educational Speaker or Historical Presentation for ANY TIME or ANY MONTH!

Black History is 12 months per year!