National Park Service Civil Rights Grant - Oral History Project

The Charleston County Zoning and Planning Department was awarded an African American Civil Rights Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service to fund "A Journey to Equal Education: Stories from Historic African-American Communities," an oral history project that will share the experiences of students on the cusp of de-segregation of public schools in the 1950s and 1960s. The Department contracted with a cultural resources consultant to carry out the project work, which included interviewing alumni from South Carolina Equalization Schools in Charleston County. The project will focus on conversations with alumni from W. Gresham Meggett High School, an equalization school that was recently listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

View the Full Report
Kickoff Meeting
WATCH: Live 5 News Segment | Kickoff Meeting (11/18/18)

For transcripts and interviews, please visit the projects website at: JourneyToEqualEducation.com

For information about the SC Equalization Program, please visit: SCEqualizationSchools.org

If you have questions about this project, please contact Niki Grimball at (843) 202-7203 or by email at: NGrimball@CharlestonCounty.org

Disclaimer

This project is funded by the African American Civil Rights program of the Historic Preservation Fund, National Park Service, Department of the Interior. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material do not constitute endorsement or necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior or U.S. Government.