May 27 Are you a history buff? Want to get the kids some learnin'? Or just have a free day and want to explore Richland County and Columbia's past? The State worked with Brian Cuthrell of The South Caroliniana Library at the University of South Carolina and John Sherrer of Historic Columbia, a Columbia preservation group, to put together a list of interesting historical sites in the heart of .
Richland County has more monuments to Black women than anywhere else, researcher says Bristow Marchant, The State (Columbia, S.C.)
Mar. 2 COLUMBIA, S.C. When you think about public monuments in the American South, you probably think of the Civil War, controversy around statues, and almost certainly of white men.
But Richland County has a different history that, while not hidden, is not as well known as the monuments you might be thinking of.
According to one researcher, the Midlands county has the most public memorials to Black women of any county in the United States.
Richland County has 17 monuments to Black women nine historical markers, three historic sites and at least five street names.