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The Garretts of Columbia: A Black South Carolina Family from Slavery to the Dawn of Integration

Mon, Mar 11

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Sankofa Video, Books, & Café

Next up we've got a special discussion between two distinguished writers, author and poet Brian Gilmore will be in conversation with David Nicholson, on his new book, The Garretts of Columbia: A Black South Carolina Family from Slavery to the Dawn of Integration

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The Garretts of Columbia: A Black South Carolina Family from Slavery to the Dawn of Integration
The Garretts of Columbia: A Black South Carolina Family from Slavery to the Dawn of Integration

Time & Location

Mar 11, 2024, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM

Sankofa Video, Books, & Café, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA

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About the book:

A multigenerational story of hope and resilience, The Garretts of Columbia is an American history of Black struggle, sacrifice, and achievement.

At the heart of David Nicholson's beautifully written and carefully researched book, The Garretts of Columbia: A Black South Carolina Family from Slavery to the Dawn of Integration, are his great-grandparents, Casper George Garrett and his wife, Anna Maria. Papa, as Garrett was known to his family, was a professor at Allen University, a lawyer, and an editor of three newspapers. Dubbed Black South Carolina's "most respected disliked man," he was always ready to attack those he believed disloyal to his race. When his quixotic idealism and acerbic editorials resulted in his dismissal from Allen, his wife, who was called Mama, came into her own as the family bread winner. She was appointed supervisor of rural colored schools, trained teachers, and oversaw the…

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