A colorful painting depicts Black Carolinians in bright, patterned clothing and wide-brimmed hats gathered outdoors near a blue building, with some seated and others standing under a tree beside a scenic landscape for a Pandemic Virtual Exhibit.

Black Carolinians Speak: Portraits of a Pandemic is a collection of paintings, drawings, photography, excerpts from interviews and other expressions by African Americans in South Carolina about the impact of the Coronavirus on their lives and livelihoods. The oral history project was managed by the SC African American Heritage Commission (with assistance from the WeGOJA Foundation.

Contact info: WeGOJAexecdir@gmail.com.)

The project is brought to you by the generous support of the 1772 Foundation, the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, SC Humanities and the SC Dept of Archives and History.

Open every day EXCEPT SUNDAYS through Sept. 17, 2021

Painting: Communal by Jonathan Green (c) courtesy of Carl and Pat Miller Collection

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