The new International African American Museum (IAAM) in charleston is offering another virtual program on South Carolina history. Here is the museum’s description of the event:
- Lavinia C. Thompson-The Personal Story of Slavery and Civil War in South Carolina
- May 20, 1 p.m. | REGISTER HERE
- A genealogy webinar led by Dr. Walter Curry, this presentation will tell the story of Lavinia C. Thompson’s slavery and survival during the Civil War. Born enslaved on June 3, 1844, in Aiken County, Lavinia would follow her master into battle in the Civil War, serving the Confederate army as a cook. Six decades later, she would be among about 100 black South Carolinians who received small pensions for their involuntary service to the Confederate cause.
