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“The Heritage Trail will be an extension of Seneca’s commitment to preserve, interpret, and share a composite local history and its relation to the broader national narrative.”
Shelby Henderson
Executive Director
Department of Arts, History, and Culture
City of Seneca, SC
Clemson News - February 10, 2023
$3.4 million grant enables Clemson University to lead the creation of Black Heritage Trail
A grant from the Mellon Foundation will preserve Black history at Clemson University and in the cities of Clemson and Seneca.
A $3,445,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation’s Monuments Project has been awarded to Clemson University to support the creation of a Black Heritage Trail on campus and in the cities of Seneca and Clemson. The Black Heritage Trail will feature walking trails that connect heritage sites with interactive signs, artwork and digital content that share the stories of local Black history and South Carolina historical markers at significant historic sites.
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Black Heritage Trail to share history of African Americans in Upstate
Clemson University has received a $3,445,000 grant to create a Black Heritage Trail on campus and in the neighboring cities of Clemson and Seneca. It will tell stories and explain the history of African Americans in the Upstate, according to Rhondda Thomas, the Calhoun Lemon Professor of Literature at Clemson University.
February 14, 2023
WSPA Channel 7
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Project plans to share stories, history of African Americans in South Carolina
CLEMSON, S.C. —
Clemson University is partnering with the city of Clemson and the city of Seneca to share the history of African Americans in the Upstate.
The University received a grant to fund the Black Heritage Trail.
February 13, 2023
WYFF Channel 4