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Penn Center
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Cyndi
June 11, 2019
Founded in 1862, the Penn Center is the site of the first academic school for freed slaves. Today, it is one of the most significant African American historical and cultural institutions in existence and continues to be committed to the preservation of the Gullah Geechee culture. In addition to the museum, the site itself is available for tours year-round and is comprised of nineteen buildings related to and used by the Penn School, including Brick Church and Darrah Hall, one of the oldest buildings on St. Helena Island. It also hosts old burial grounds, Gantt Cottage (where Martin Luther King Jr. lodged), a Nature Trail, Chowan Creek and acres of pines, native flora and fauna.
Founded in 1862, the Penn Center is the site of the first academic school for freed slaves. Today, it is one of the most significant African American historical and cultural institutions in existence and continues to be committed to the preservation of the Gullah Geechee culture. In addition to the…
Tim & Tammy
July 24, 2017
Penn Center, formerly Penn School, was one of the first schools in the country to educate freed slaves. Today, it is one of the foremost institutions dedicated to the preservation of African American history and culture - more specifically the Gullah Culture of the Sea Islands. Interestingly, Penn Center was a retreat place for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the 1960s.
Penn Center, formerly Penn School, was one of the first schools in the country to educate freed slaves. Today, it is one of the foremost institutions dedicated to the preservation of African American history and culture - more specifically the Gullah Culture of the Sea Islands. Interestingly, Penn…
Ifetayo
October 1, 2014
Gullah historical center
Nicole
October 8, 2022
Located on beautiful St. Helena Island, at the very heart of Gullah culture, surrounded by glimmering marshes, and nestled beneath the silvery moss-draped limbs of massive live oaks… is Penn Center. The campus of the former Penn School, one of the nation’s first schools for formerly enslaved people, is one of the most significant African American institutions in existence today. This historic and cultural institution is a National Historic Landmark District and comprises two of the four sites in Reconstruction Era National Park.
Located on beautiful St. Helena Island, at the very heart of Gullah culture, surrounded by glimmering marshes, and nestled beneath the silvery moss-draped limbs of massive live oaks… is Penn Center. The campus of the former Penn School, one of the nation’s first schools for formerly enslaved people…
Susan
November 29, 2021
One of the most significant African American historical and cultural institutions in existence today.
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16 Penn Center Cir E
Saint Helena Island, SC