HISTORY · HISTORICAL MARKER
The Mann-Simons Site
Columbia, South Carolina · 1843 - 1970
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A single building stands on land once filled with many houses and businesses, linking the present to the journey of one African American family across more than 125 years. Their story includes overcoming slavery, challenging the racism of the Jim Crow South, and creating a future for their descendants. It is a complicated story of adversity and perseverance, and of obstacles and achievements that helped shape Columbia.
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Columbia, South Carolina · USA
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