At the bustling Charleston City Market, tourists and residents peruse the merchandise that vendors have laid out on tables on a sunny February day. Corey Alston greets visitors at his stall while he's ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - A White House-ordered review of the Smithsonian museums could result in the removal of a Lowcountry sweetgrass basket maker’s work. The internal review is designed to ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Corey Alston has been weaving sweetgrass baskets for 23 years. The tradition he carries stretches back through generations of Gullah Geechee heritage, and now he honors and ...

CHARLESTON THAT WEAVES TOGETHER THE PAST AND THE PRESENT. SWEETGRASS BASKETS WERE BROUGHT INTO THE CAROLINAS IN THE 1600S BASED OFF OF RICE CULTIVATION. SWEETGRASS BASKETS HAVE CONNECTED GENERATIONS ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Gullah Geechee community is an integral part of South Carolina. The Gullah are an African American group who live in the Lowcountry part of the Southeast, especially the ...

MOUNT PLEASANT S.C. (WCBD)- A shortage of sweet grass in the Lowcountry has some people worried that the centuries-old tradition and culture could be lost. If you’ve driven down Highway 17 or walked ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is the most ambitious basket ...

My kids groan if when I bring up educational opportunities outside of school, but they were like sponges soaking up history on a family trip to Charleston, South Carolina. The picturesque port city ...

CHARLESTON THAT WEAVES TOGETHER THE PAST AND THE PRESENT. SWEETGRASS BASKETS WERE BROUGHT INTO THE CAROLINAS IN THE 1600S BASED OFF OF RICE CULTIVATION. THEN SWEETGRASS BASKETS HAVE CONNECTED ...