Rediscovering the Benjamin Mays

Childhood Home

The project to restore and interpret the Benjamin Mays Home is now underway. Over a three year period, the projects partners have worked to relocate and restore this most important historic African-American property. In the end, the site will highlight the contributions of Dr. Mays to the dialogue about education and race in the Unites States and be a focal point of understanding of the struggle for Civil rights in the American South.

The completed Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Historic Site will be the destination for individuals and groups interested in learning about the life of Dr. Mays and the African American experience in South Carolina. School children, tour groups and individuals can tour the childhood home of one of the nation’s most influential Civil Rights leaders, experience how African-American share croppers lived and understand the monumental rise of Dr. Mays from a share cropper’s son to the President of Morehouse College.

“The birthplace of Dr. Benjamin Mays is one the most significant sites associated with the African American community in South Carolina. Too often, places associated with African American culture and history are overlooked and as a result, a majority of them have been lost over time. The rehabilitation of the Mays Birthplace will be a benchmark for the preservation of African American sites across the state.”

— THE HONORABLE JAMES E. CLYBURN, U.S. REPRESENTATIVE

Art Work

by

Local Artist

Tommy Lee Rawls

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