WORLD’S LARGEST COLLECTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY PARTIAL LIST)

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2 min read • July 9, 2025
WORLD’S LARGEST COLLECTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY PARTIAL LIST)

BRIGGSFAMILYHISTORICALBIBLE(1876)
– WIND-UPCLOCKWHICHRESTEDONMANTELPIECEINCLARENDONCOUNTYHOMEOFBRIGGFAMILY

  • HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS OFTHURGOODMARSHALL ARRIVING INCHARLESTONFORBRIGGS CASE
  • CAMERA &ORIGINALFILMUSEDTO

PHOTOGRAPHTHURGODMARSHALLDEPARTINGTRAIN
– REV.J.ADELAINEORIGINALLETTERDESCRIBINGFLIGHTFROMSCTERRORTOFBI&

PRESS

  • ORIGINALPHOTOGRAPHSOFJFK1960NEWSCONFERENCEANNUNCINGCANDIDACY
  • JETMAGAZINE“PRESSPASSUSEDBYCECIL

WILIAMSIN1963WHLEHOTOGRAPHNGHARVEYGANTTETERINGCLEMSON

  • IGINALSHELLSUSEDEBRUARY8,968BYCHGHWAY

PATROLMENINKILLING3STUDENTSANDINJURING28OTHERSDURINGORANGEBURGMASSACRE
– ORIGINALPINUSEDATALLSTARBOWLING

LANES,SITEWHEREI1968ANGEURGSACREEGAN

  • IGALOWIGBLUSEDI968ALTOWIGANESEWHERE

ORANGEBURG MASSACRE BEGAN
– SAM COOKE PHOTOS APPEARING AT SEGREGATED COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINATOWNSHIP

AUDITORIUM,WHEREIN1962HEWASISPIEDTOCEATE,ACHANGEISGONNACOME

  • RIGINAL3-1/3VIYLECORDINGOFACHANGEIS

GONNACOMECOKE

  • IGINLYEWRITEEWSELESEOJOHNHCCRAYOUNDER,ETORUBLHROFHE

LIGHTHOUSE ANDINFORMER
– ORIGINAL1943ROYALMANUALTYPEWRITEROWNEDBYREV.J.ADELAINE
– OCTOBER13,1955ORIGINALNEWS

RELEASETYPEWRITTENBYREVJADELAINE ASHEFLEDSOUTHCAROLINAAFTERHISHOUSEWASFIREDUPON
– SOUTHCAROLINA HISTORY

TRAINCONCEPT&TECHNOLOGYCSXGGAUGELOCOMOTIVE/CARS/TRACKS,COURTESYOFDONALDBULL&JUDYSNDERS-BULL,&JOSEPHC.

SANDERS
– ORIGINAL9/6/33STATEOFSOUTHCAROLINADEPARTMENTOFEDUCATIONCERTIFICATIONFORTEACHERSCERTIFICATEISSUEDTO

MATTIEB.DELAINE,WIFEOFREV.J.ADELAINE
– ORIGINAL1946KODAK“BABY”BROWNIECAMERA;FIRSTCAMERAOFMUSEUMFOUNDERCECIL

WILLIAMSTHATLAUNCHEDHISJOURNALISTCAREER

  • ORIGINAL1986ARCHITECTURALPLANS BYCECILWILLIAMSFORPRESENTDAY

CECILWILLIAMSSCCIVILIGHTSMUSEUM

  • ORIGINAL1975“PANTHER”MAGAZINE,HAND-DRAWNBYBILLYGRAHAM,ARVELCOMICBOOK

ARTIST
– ORIGINALCIRCA1943FAMILYPHOTOGRAPHSOFREV.J.ADELAINEFAMILYINFRONTOFCLARENDONCOUNTYHOME
– ORIGINALJET

MAGAZINEFRONTCOVEROFCORETTASCOTTKINGPARTICIPATINGIN1969CHARLESTONHOSPITALWORKERS’STRIKE
– ORIGINAL1940SOUTH

CAROLINASTATECOLLEGEBULLDOGYEARBOOK(oldestknOWn)
– ORIGINALCECILWILLIAMS1968USSENATESENATORIALCAMPAIGNPOSITION

MANUAL

  • IMAGESOFELLOREESCHOOLTEACHERSWHOQUTRATHERTHANDENYNAACP
  • SHOTGUNANDREVOLVERUSEDBYSOUTHCAROLINA

HIGHWAYPATROLMENDURINGTHEORANGEBURGMASSACRE

  • ORIGINAL1963ORANGEBURGBRANCHNACPLEDGERDONATEDBYDRJAMES

SULTONJ5

PRESENT
– JOSEPHSANDERSDONATIONOFDISPLAYS&MEMORABILIAPERTINENTTOSOUTHCAROLINAHISTORY&CIVILRIGHTS
– COECTION

OFHIGHSCHOOL&COLLEGEYEARBOKS,1950一1970

  • DONATIONOFCOLLECTIONOFANTIQUECAMERAS
  • BELL&HOWELL16MMMOTION

PICTURECAMERAUSEDBYCECILWILLIAMSFLMINGREVMARTINLUTHERKING,JR
– SONYHI-8VIDEOCAMERAUSEDBYCECILWILLIAMSTC

INTERVIEWELIZABRIGGS &ANNIEGIBSON

  • COMPLETEGICLEECOLLECTIONOFEMANUELNINEPRINTSCREATEDBYDR,LEOTWIGGS

EXCLUSIVEMEMORABILIA,PHOTOGRAPHS,&DOCUMENTSOFUSCONGRESSMANJAESE.CLYBURN‘SEARYCAREER

  • LARGEST&EXCLUSVE

COPYRIGHTEDIMAGESOFORANGEBURGMASSACREEVENTS&PERSONALITIES(1968)
– LARGESTBOOKCOLLECTIONOFSOUTHCAROLINACIVIL

RIGHTSHISTORYBYCECILWILLIAMS,DEPICTINGTHESOUTHCAROLINACIVILIGHTSMOVEMENTERA;FREEDOM&JUSTCEOUT-F-THE-BOX

INDIXIE;ORANGEBURG1968;UNFORGETABLE;CLARENDONCOUNTY
– CIVILRIGHTSINSPIREDSIGNEDANDNUMBEREDPRINTS&ORIGINALS

BYARTISTS,AOCKWELLUG,HCECIL

  • OFEGEAN

FROMTHEALICECARSONTISDALEESTATE
– AUTHENTICCONFEDERATEFLAGFLOWNATSTATECAPITOLDONATEDBYSCSENATORBRADHUTO

  • ORIGINALSEAEESKOFENRASHALLWASON’SONGESSERVIGTAEENAR;AIFUELENDOFBACK YAT

&WHITEDONATEDBYSC SENATORBRADHUTTO
– CECILWILLIAMS COLLECTIONOFTENTHOUSANDPHOTOGRAPHS DEPICTINGPEOPLEAND NAI PAI ISTIA REEN

EVENTS ISOUTHCAROLINACIVILRIGHTS MOVEMENTERA
– ORIGINALOILPAINTINGS BYCIVILRIGHTSERAARTISTJAMES GREEN
– INGOLABOn MNEGAT ATTUEIUNVERSITY

COLLABORATIONWITHCLAFLINUVERSITY,NE-HUNREDHOUSANDPUSORIGINALFILEGATIVESRCHVEDATTHEUY

ORIGINALBRONZECONGRESIONALMEDALPRESENTEDTOBRIGGS-DELAINE-PEARSONFAMILIESIN2004BYPRESIDENTGEORGEBUSH

MATTIE DELAINEHATCOLLECTION
– 10OARTS INEDUCATIONIMAGE SERIES DISPLAYFEATURINGSOUTHCAROLINA HISTORYTHATSHAPED

AMERICA
– PEARSONFAMLYBIBLE
REV.CHAPPELLDAVIS BIBLE&COLLECTIBLES
– REVERENDDELAINE ADDRESSBOOKS

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