Louis Venters
Aug 31, 20231 min read
Do Not Come for St. Helena Island!
A great story on SC Public Radio a few weeks ago about a proposed golf course development on St. Helena Island got me hot! Here's my...
Louis Venters
Aug 12, 20221 min read
Have book (and timely message), will travel!
Now that the public health situation in most areas is permitting more in-person gatherings, I'm eager to return to talking with people...
Louis Venters
Oct 11, 20213 min read
Restoring penn center, Reclaiming Black history
Congratulations to Mr. Bernie Wright, fellow-member of the South Carolina African American Heritage Commission, who will serve as interim...
Louis Venters
Feb 3, 20201 min read
UPCOMING: Book Talks in Beaufort, SC
Friends, family, and coworkers in and around Beaufort, SC, please join me for two book talks in the heart of Reconstruction in America...
Louis Venters
Nov 4, 20191 min read
UPCOMING: Book Talks on Sidelines of SHA Conference in Louisville
This weekend I'll be traveling to Louisville, Kentucky, for the annual conference of the Southern Historical Association (SHA), and local...
Louis Venters
Oct 8, 20192 min read
"Bind Ye the Broken with the Hands of Justice"
A couple of weeks ago at an interesting forum hosted by the SC Human Affairs Commission and the SC Collaborative for Race and...
Louis Venters
Oct 1, 20192 min read
Have Book, Will Travel!
The History Press released my new book, A History of the Baha'i Faith in South Carolina, at the end of February, and I'm excited about...
Louis Venters
May 30, 20172 min read
What Kind of Country?: Redsicovering the Interracial Heart of Memorial Day
Yesterday among the many Memorial Day tributes I saw on social media, I was particularly struck by one from the Reconstruction Era...
Louis Venters
Feb 10, 20173 min read
Just in Time, a New Reconstruction Era National Monument
On this Martin Luther King Day, I am happy to add my voice to the chorus that has been thanking the Obama Administration for the...
Louis Venters
Feb 10, 20172 min read
Smalls Appointed to Federal Commission Preserving Gullah Heritage
Please join me in congratulating Ms. Victoria Smalls, Director of Development and Public Relations at Penn Center on St. Helena Island,...
