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The College of Charleston has been engaged in a multi-year archaeological and architectural project at Snowden Settlement Community. The primary focus has been a schoolhouse opened in 1904 to serve the growing African descendant population living in this area near Mt Pleasant, South Carolina. The research has uncovered many unique characteristics of this educational landscape and the building itself. Its history and architecture differ significantly from the more well-known Rosenwald schools built across the American South. Viewers will learn about a community built upon resilience and strength to overcome significant barriers to economic and social mobility during this time.
About the Speaker:
Dr. R. Grant Gilmore III is a recognized leader in Heritage Management and Education with deep experience in developing diverse, equitable, and just policies and procedures based on research. He is the Director of the Historic Preservation and Community Planning Program at the College of Charleston, the largest such program in the United States.
He is currently serving on the Board of Trustees for ICOMOS-USA (2016-24), the foundation that represents the United States in the World Heritage program under UNESCO and has served in a variety of capacities in local and regional NGOs and governing bodies.
Dr. Gilmore’s research interests include slavery and its impacts on societies, the origins of Capitalism within Caribbean economies, religious sites, vernacular architecture, heritage management, historic preservation, and public archaeology.