Black History Month Profile: Sarah Riley Hooks Cottage
The Sarah Riley Hooks Cottage, a historically significant one-story home along Bridge Street in Bluffton, was built around 1940 by Michael C. Riley. Share Updated: 10:14 AM EST Feb 15, 2021 By Staff reports
Black History Month Profile: Sarah Riley Hooks Cottage
The Sarah Riley Hooks Cottage, a historically significant one-story home along Bridge Street in Bluffton, was built around 1940 by Michael C. Riley. Share Updated: 10:14 AM EST Feb 15, 2021
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Show Transcript Theo Sarah Riley Hooks Cottage, a historically significant one story home along Bridge Street in Bluffton, was built around 1940 by Michael C. Reilly. He was a prominent black store owner, bluffed and resident, and the first black person to be appointed as a trustee to the Beaufort County Board of Education. Plus two schools in Bluffton were named in his honor. His daughter, Sarah Riley Hooks, was born on