"The Demon of Unrest": Recounting the first shots of the Civil War
Author Erik Larson visits Fort Sumter in Charleston, S.C., where he discusses "the single most consequential day in American history."
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Author Erik Larson visits Fort Sumter in Charleston, S.C., where he discusses "the single most consequential day in American history."
The latest by the New York Times bestselling author is a riveting account of the months leading up to the Confederate forces' attack on Fort Sumter, the first shots fired in the Civil War.
The museum building was part of a slave trading complex that includes a jail, morgue and kitchen, and it was the busiest of the city's several private auction sites.
Surging interest from visitors is contributing to a more honest telling of the city’s role in the American slave trade. But tensions are flaring as South Carolina lawmakers restrict race-based teachings.
Marked with a slew of commemoration events earlier this year, The Charleston Museum – known as America’s first museum – is celebrating its 250th anniversary in 2023. It was founded by members of the Charleston Library Society on January 12, 1773, and was first established to preview the state’s natural history. The museum has since […]