Sanders, Alex
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
W. Marvin Dulaney research files on four African American cemeteries
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0109
Collection Overview
Records of the research required to determine whether or not a new library planned for the College of Charleston would cover any portion of the burial grounds of four African-American cemeteries: the Brown Fellowship Society (founded 1790 and renamed the Century Fellowship Society in 1903), the Free Dark Men of Color, Plymouth Congregational Church, and the MacPhelah Cemetery. The site had formerly been utilized by Bishop England High School, which was built in 1921 and which expanded in...
Dates:
1999-2001
Found in:
Special Collections
"T'engk'Gawd fuh Chaa'stun" (Thank God for Charleston)
Collection
Identifier: Mss 0034-025
Collection Overview
The collection consists of two copies of Geraty's Gullah language poem, "T'enk'Gawd fuh Chaa'stun, and the English translation of the work. The poem was a gift from Geraty to College of Charleston President Alex Sanders. Each poem is two pages. The first page contains the Gullah poem, and the second page contains the English translation. The poem is dated 1995.
Dates:
1995
Found in:
Special Collections