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POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews
This project was funded by Bernard and Anne Spitzer Travel Fellowship for research projects involving travel abroad and incorporating the study of architecture, landscape architecture, or urbanism.
"Daily Lives of the Enslaved" display at the Nathaniel Russell House
Although the guided tour does not focus much, if at all, on slavery, the waiting area before the tour has a small exhibit about slave life in the Nathaniel Russel House, including this display.
Memorial to Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, detail of persecution relief on memorial
This project was funded by Bernard and Anne Spitzer Travel Fellowship for research projects involving travel abroad and incorporating the study of architecture, landscape architecture, or urbanism.
Nathaniel Russell House
Nathaniel Russell was a wealthy shipping merchant from Rhode Island, and participated in the slave trade both before and after the Revolution. This house is widely considered one the most important examples of neoclassical house design.
Miles Brewton House
The Miles Brewton House was the home of Miles Brewton, a leading slave merchant who operated several slave ships.
Memorial to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, view of persecution side with museum in background
This project was funded by Bernard and Anne Spitzer Travel Fellowship for research projects involving travel abroad and incorporating the study of architecture, landscape architecture, or urbanism.
John C. Calhoun statue in Marion Square
John C. Calhoun is notorious for being a defender of slavery and a supporter of the South's secession from the Union before the Civil War. This statue in his honor stands in Marion Square. Like the Confederate Defenders of Charleston memorial at…
Memorial to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, profile view of memorial
This project was funded by Bernard and Anne Spitzer Travel Fellowship for research projects involving travel abroad and incorporating the study of architecture, landscape architecture, or urbanism.
Alphonso Brown giving one of his Gullah Tours
Alphonso Brown is most certainly one of Charleston's living legends. The owner and operator of Gullah Tours, he brings visitors on a journey through the city, sharing stories, local folklore, and the history of black people in that city.
Memorial to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, view of uprising memorial face
This project was funded by Bernard and Anne Spitzer Travel Fellowship for research projects involving travel abroad and incorporating the study of architecture, landscape architecture, or urbanism.