

UPCOMING: MLK Day Celebration in Hartsville
Tomorrow, Sunday, January 18, 2015 at 3:00 p.m., People to People of Hartsville, SC, will present its annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr....

Louis Venters
Jan 17, 20151 min read


One River, One Boat: When Have We Ever Heard So Much about a Gubernatorial Inaugural Poem?
South Carolinians are used to hearing plenty of less-than-positive news about their state in the media, local and national. Some of it is...

Louis Venters
Jan 14, 20153 min read


UPCOMING: Historic Preservation on Public Radio in South Carolina
On Friday, January 9th at 12:00 noon or Sunday, January 11th at 4:00 pm, be sure to listen to an interview on South Carolina’s public...

Louis Venters
Jan 8, 20151 min read


Getting to the Heart of Religion: The Story of a Surprisingly Subversive "Little Drummer Boy&qu
This time of year I see plenty of reminders, from social media and to signs in front of churches, that “Jesus is the reason for the...

Louis Venters
Dec 24, 20145 min read


Capoeira Recognized as Part of the Irreplaceable Cultural Heritage of Humanity
UNESCO, the cultural arm of the United Nations system, has recently inscribed capoeira, the distinctive Afro-Brazilian martial art, on...

Louis Venters
Dec 1, 20141 min read
Appointment to SC African American Heritage Commission
It is my real honor to have just been appointed as an ex officio member of the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission,...

Louis Venters
Dec 1, 20141 min read


UPCOMING: Penn Center Civil Rights Symposium, Nov. 21-22, 2014
I can't even say how happy I am to have been invited to participate in the Penn Center Civil Rights Symposuim this weekend! Penn Center,...

Louis Venters
Nov 21, 20141 min read


On Baha'u'llah's Birthday: Longing for Tehran, and Change
Take a quick poll and ask people to list some of the world’s great holy cities, and they will surely name Jerusalem, Rome, and Mecca....

Louis Venters
Nov 12, 20144 min read


Finally Telling the Other Half: A Taste of Baptist's New Book on Slavery & Capitalism
WOW! It's not every day in the historical profession that you get so much truth packed into a few thousand words. Coming up on my...

Louis Venters
Nov 6, 20141 min read
“There Are 100 Women in Congress for the First Time Ever”... And There Is Still a LOT of Work to Do!
This morning, the first after the 2014 elections, I noticed this arresting headline: "There Are 100 Women in Congress for the First Time...

Louis Venters
Nov 5, 20141 min read



























