Join us for a Lost Stories of Black Charleston tour with City of Charleston tour guide Damon L. Fordham. Damon is a City of Charleston Certified Tour Guide and the author of 5 books on South Carolina's Black History and an adjunct professor of history at The Citadel. 

Using a unique blend of music and storytelling, during The Lost Stories tour we'll explore the history of Charleston's lower peninsula, including the city's African background, resistance to slavery, the Reconstruction Era, and the civil rights movement.

Lineup:

1:30pm - 2:00pm: Check in and announcements at intersection of King and Queen Streets downtown Charleston

2:00pm - 4:00pm: Lost Stories Tour with Damon L. Fordham

 **Please dress comfortably for the outdoors. We will be standing and walking approximately 2-3 mile. Sunscreen, water bottles, bug spray and binoculars are all encouraged. These meetups are appropriate for ages 16 and up.

Spaces are limited. There are no plus ones. Everyone must register individually. 

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The Black and Brown Interpreters Network™ is a group of natural and cultural history interpreters and tour guides based in the South Carolina Lowcountry and beyond who are dedicated to education, professional development and service in the field of heritage interpretation. 

We meet monthly to learn from our fellow Black and Brown Interpreters and tour guides; network, share opportunities for continuing education and scholarships, explore local history and more.

Our meetups are open to the community of Black and Brown people who identify as cultural/historical and natural history interpreters, tour guides and tour company owners; and/or Black and Brown people who have completed or plan to complete the National Association for Interpretation's Certified Interpretive Guide training course.

Remember "only we can tell our stories!"