Lunch & Learn
Friday, July 24 at 12:30
Chapman Cultural Center
Join us on July 24th for The Forgotten Fight.
We all know Lexington and Concord kicked off the American Revolution, but what about the year-long conflict in the South that actually led directly to the Declaration of Independence? Virginia's royal governor, Lord Dunmore, had a radical plan: recruit enslaved people into his Ethiopian Regiment. Southern planters were terrified. This forgotten story reveals how the South's struggle for independence was far messier, far more dramatic, and far more important than history textbooks admit.
Presented by Andrew Lawler, an experienced journalist and author. His most recent book is A Perfect Frenzy: A Royal Governor, His Black Allies, and the Crisis that Spurred the American Revolution.
Image courtesy of Smithsonian magazine.
Lunch and Learn is sponsored by the Chapman Cultural Center
Admission: $5 for non-members / Free for SCHA members.
Don’t forget to bring your lunch!
Downtown Spartanburg Walking Tour
Last Saturday of each month from March-September
10:30 am at Denny’s Plaza, Downtown Spartanburg
Did you know Elvis Presley once performed in Spartanburg, how Morgan Square got its name, or where the clock in the clock tower came from?
If you’re looking for something different to do on Saturday morning or have out-of-town visitors and want to give them a taste of Spartanburg, check out our Downtown Walking Tour and learn about the interesting history of the Spartanburg community!
Limited space available, advanced registration required