The Mount Pleasant Historical Commission cordially invites you to join us tomorrow evening, Saturday, February 27, 2021 at 6:30pm for a virtual presentation highlighting the history of Black fraternities and sororities. Chapter members will focus on Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity. These nine black sororities and fraternities with Charleston chapters are sometimes referred to as “The Divine Nine” and make up the National Panhellenic Council. The National Panhellenic Council is a collaborative organization of nine historically African-American, international Greek-lettered fraternities and sororities. 

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Please join us tomorrow evening, Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 6:30pm for guest speaker Damon Lamar Fordham. Mr. Fordham will provide his insights on The Laing Visitor, A Look at Some Hidden Black Histories of Mount Pleasant. 

 

Mr. Fordham was born in Spartanburg, SC on December 23, 1964 to Anne Montgomery and was adopted by Pearl and Abraham Fordham of Mount Pleasant, SC the following year. He received his Master’s Degree in history from the College of Charleston and the Citadel, and his undergraduate degrees at the University of South Carolina in Columbia.

 

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The Mount Pleasant Historical Commission would like to thank our first two Black History Month speakers, Barbara Fordham Collier and Ed Lee for their fascinating look at the settlement community, Scanlonville. Their discussion of the post-Civil War settlement of the farming community near Remley’s Point brought to life the joys, challenges, and values of the generations of close-knit, self-reliant folks who continue to live there. Thank you so much! If you missed it, it's still available for you to watch it on the Town website's Black History Month page.