This is Sullivan's Island

Between 1700 and 1775, tens of thousands of captive Africans arrived on Sullivan's Island from the West African shores under extreme conditions of human bondage and degradation. Those who remained in the Charleston community and those who passed through this site account for a significant number of the African-Americans now residing in these United States. Through God's blessings, a burning desire for justice, and a persistent will to succeed against monumental odds, African-Americans created a place for themselves in the American mosaic. The Africans who entered through this port contributed to the greatness of the country and moved on to meet the challenges created by injustices, racial and economic discrimination, and withheld opportunities. Africans and African-Americans, through the sweat of their brow, distinguished themselves in the arts, education, medicine, politics, religion, law, athletics, research, artisans and trades, business, industry, economics, science, technology, and community and social services. Their history recalls a dismal time in American history, but also a people who, despite past and present injustice and intolerance, retained the unique values, strengths, and potential that flowed from West African culture and came to this nation through the Middle Passage.

Sullivan's Island, South Carolina · United States