Understand SC: Uncovering untold stories at 4 historic sites in Charleston

A Post and Courier Podcast

This article first appeared November 19, 2020 on postandcourier.com

Charlestonโ€™s historic city center is filled with carefully preserved buildings and bronze markers detailing major moments in its now 350 years โ€” but much of the cityโ€™s history still isnโ€™t visible.

There are less-told stories that arenโ€™t recognized with plaques or talked about on walking tours. There are sites and buildings that no longer exist and places that are well-known, though only for select parts of their past. 

This week, weโ€™re peeling back some of those layers of Charleston history to visit four places featured in โ€œForsaken History,โ€ a project from The Post and Courierโ€™s watchdog and public service reporter Jennifer Berry Hawes.

Each is explained by a descendant or a historian who details the true events of what happened there, why itโ€™s been forgotten and what that place reveals about Charlestonโ€™s past. 

Listen now to hear their stories.