There's a plan in the works to create a center that showcases the history of the South Carolina town formerly known as Mitchelville. Article by Maya Rodriguez March 1, 2023 https://scrippsnews.com/stories/first-town-run-by-formerly-enslaved-people/?jwsource=cl Link to Article Along the marshes of the South Carolina coast, Hilton Head Island rises up from…

By Shayla Martin Feb. 5, 2023 Read full article here. Founded in 1862, Mitchelville was the first self-governed town of free Black people in the United States. At its height, 3,000 formerly enslaved residents lived on 200 acres. The residents elected their own officials and had…

Bridgette Bartlett Royall discovers what makes our beautiful town so captivating. Read the full article here.

Check out Historic Mitcheville Freedom Park featured on page 71 of USA Today's Black History Month Special edition.

By WTOC StaffPublished: Feb. 2, 2023 at 11:08 AM EST SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Black History Month is underway and there are already a handful of events you can check out now. But this weekend if you are over on Hilton…

BY KERRI ANNE RENZULLI ON 08/10/22 AT 6:00 AM EDT Along the Sea Islands and coastal plains of the Southeast, you'll find the Gullah Geechee people—descendants of enslaved West Africans forced to work on rice, cotton, and indigo plantations before the Civil War. Living on isolated islands…