“The Unveiling” at AnMed Health North Campus
Monday, June 19, 2023, 5:00pmOglesby Center AtriumAnMed North Campus – Entrance A2000 E. Greenville St.Anderson, SCDirections via Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/nVYzR9WAYAWoD3Ae8 Featuring: – Sculpture Designer and Artist Herman Keith– I AM Strong Dance Company About “The Sculpture”Designer, lead artist, and Anderson native Herman Keith, Jr. has a vision to “take the story to the people” in […]
The Sculpture is Moving: Transitioning from Pendleton Library to AnMed North Campus
Join us as we continue to share the stories of the five documented victims across Anderson County. The sculpture created by artist Herman Keith will be moving from the Pendleton Library on June 15th and will be unveiled at AnMed North Campus Oglesby Center Atrium at 5pm. If you would like to take part in […]
Finding Reuben Elrod: Documentary Storytelling Journey
There are no pictures of Reuben Elrod. There are only newspaper accounts of his lynching. The Intelligencer and the Keowee Courier share this story. On Tuesday night, June 30th, Reuben Elrod was murdered in his home in Piedmont, South Carolina by a group of white men. A group of roughly 50 men went to Reuben’s […]
Delivering the Jars to the Equal Justice Initiative
The Anderson Area Remembrance and Reconciliation Initiative (AAR&RI) traveled to Montgomery, Alabama on March 17, 2023 to deliver the five jars of soil representing the five documented victims on lynching in Anderson County. Members from AAR&RI Steering Committee, members Anderson University’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion, and numerous Anderson County community met with the Equal […]
Event: Fox Carolina Story – Statue Unveiling at Pendleton Library
Fox Carolina covered the unveiling of the statue remembering the five documented victims of lynching here Anderson County. The event was called “The Strange Fruit of Lynching” hosted at the Pendleton Library on Tuesday, February 28, 2023 at 6pm. Here is the story from Fox Carolina: LINK TO STORY PENDLETON, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – In […]
Event: Lynching Statue Unveiling – Pendleton Library
The statue remembering the five documented victims of terror lynching in Anderson County will be unveiled on February 28, 2023 (6pm) at the Pendleton Library. The event is called “The Strange Fruit of Lynching” and is sponsored by First Baptist Church of Pendleton, The Pendleton Bookshop, and the Anderson Area Remembrance and Reconciliation Initiative (AAR&RI). […]
Event: Unveiling The Past – Anderson County Museum
The Earth Remembers is a special exhibit which documents five individuals identified as victims of lynching in Anderson County. In cooperation with the Anderson Area Remembrance and Reconciliation Initiative, five soil jars represent each person and each place in an effort to foster conversation and promote collective healing. Continue the dialog with community leaders – […]
2023 Black History Lecture Series
2023 Black History Lecture SeriesWelfare Baptist Church Wednesday, February 1st at 6 pm: Aby Sene-Harprer, PhD, Professor, Parks and Conservation Area Management, Clemson University Wednesday, February 8th at 6 pm: Kamau Sadiki, National Association of Black Scuba Divers, (Featured on the Netflix Documentary “Descendant” Monday, February 13th at 6 pm: C.A.R.E Talk (Connect, Address, Respond, and […]
Visit the Sculpture
The sculpture currently resides at the Thrift Library on Anderson University’s campus and is open to the public. September 21, 2023 – PresentThrift Library – 2nd FloorAnderson UniversityKingsley RoadAnderson, SChttps://maps.app.goo.gl/mobyefUAR7dLtEhV8 Artist Herman Keith Jr, was commissioned by Anderson Area Remembrance and Reconciliation Initiative to create a statue commemorating five victims from Anderson County of racial […]
Event: Statue Unveiling at Welfare Baptist Church – November 9, 2023
Video courtesy of Anderson County YouTube Channel Artist Herman Keith Jr, was commissioned by Anderson Area Remembrance and Reconciliation Initiative to create a statue commemorating five victims from Anderson County of racial lynching. This statue was unveiled on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at Welfare Baptist Church in Belton, SC. Artists Tim McElveen who worked with […]