Silent Cities at Brookgreen

Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday
Travel on the Trekker down back roads and explore some of the cemeteries, the Silent Cities at Brookgreen. Walk through former slaves and plantation owners’ graveyards and hear about the historical burial customs of European and African origin. This is a two-hour excursion. Tickets are $15 in addition to garden admission and must be purchased at Keepsakes at least 10 minutes prior to departure time. Reservations are suggested, please call (843) 235-6042. In February and March, the excursions are offered at 10 a.m. and at 12 noon. Visitors who purchase tickets for this excursion will receive a special discount coupon for same-day purchases at Keepsakes.

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O, Freedom Ova Me! at Brookgreen - through March 3rd

Through March 3rd

Ron Daise, Brookgreen’s Vice President for Creative Education, presents a program at 1 p.m. in the Wall Lowcountry Center Auditorium of selected readings, songs and photographs from his book Gullah Branches, West African Roots. Following the themes of “Home,” “Horror,” “Heritage,” “Hope”, Daise informs about the journey of enslaved Africans to Gullah communities and about Gullah culture in a spellbinding and participatory presentation. Program is free with garden admission and is not available: February 3 and 10.

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