Our events
Juneteenth Festival and Black Music Month Celebration, Wednesday, June 19, 2024
- Health Fair
- Artists' Showcase
- Performances
- Food Trucks
- DJ Ricky and Music
- Vendors
- Divine Nine (Greeks)
Noon - 9:00PM, 2023
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"
Friday, February 24, 2023 Noon - 9:00PM.
Hourly: Information Sharing, Capital Campaign
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
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!
Help Replace Our Roof
Join the effort to raise funds to replace our leaking roof. With a new roof, we can resume programs, rotating exhibitions, activities and events for school children and the community. No amount is too large or small and all will be greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.