“Payne-ful Business, Charleston’s Journey to Truth” and “Sleeping with the Ancestors” are both the products of books that offer unprecedented insight to the enslaved.
Leaders of the Historic Charleston Foundation say they want the public to still be able to access the 215-year-old Nathaniel Russell House even if it s sold.
The Historic Charleston Foundation (HCF) has clarified who would be eligible to buy the Nathaniel Russell House after an earlier message suggested the foundation would consider selling the historic property to a private buyer.
Historic Charleston Foundation would impede preservation, research in paint, archeology, architecture and 19th century life if it sells Nathaniel Russell House.
Historic Charleston Foundation’s founders, from Samuel G. Stoney and Albert Simons to Alice Ravenel Huger Smith and Philip Staats, all recognized the paramount architectural importance of the Nathaniel Russell House