#Charleston South Carolina

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Historians from Southern Illinois University in the Africana Studies Department documented about 20 title words from the Kikongo language are in the Gullah language. These title words indicate continued African traditions in Hoodoo and conjure. The title words are spiritual in meaning. In Central Africa, spiritual priests and spiritual healers are called Nganga. 

In the South Carolina Lowcountry among Gullah people a male conjurer is called Nganga. Some Kikongo words have a "N" or "M" in the beginning of the word. However, when Bantu-Kongo people were enslaved in South Carolina the letters N and M were dropped from some of the title names. For example, in Central Africa the word to refer to spiritual mothers is Mama Mbondo. In the South Carolina Lowcountry in African American communities the word for a spiritual mother is Mama Bondo. In addition during slavery, it was documented there was a Kikongo speaking slave community in Charleston, South Carolina

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Charleston 2 .26. 2023

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Abandoned in Charleston, SC.

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Moonlight scene of Battery, Charleston, S.C. ca. 1940. Postcard.

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Charleston, South Carolina

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The Nathaniel Russel house in Charleston, SC. 2024

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Charleston, South Carolina

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Abandoned in Charleston, SC.

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Soul Searching: How Do I Know Where I'm Going, if I Don't Know Where I've Been?

Soul Searching: How Do I Know Where I'm Going, if I Don't Know Where I've Been? #Heritage #Ancestors #FamilyHistory #IAAM

Image Credit: Linnaea Mallette “A people without the knowledge of their past history is like a tree without roots.” —Marcus Garvey, publisher, journalist, and political activist I’ve had a gnawing sense of curiosity over the last three decades about the untold history of my ancestors. I completed my maternal genealogical tree as much as I could with the help of the breadcrumbs my mother gave me…

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You asked for more motel revivals so I'll share one of my current favorites: the Starlight Motor Inn of Charleston, South Carolina.

Originally opened as the Host of America Motel in 1961, this two-story modular motel is comprised of stackable, pre-built, and fully furnished units originally produced on an assembly line in Thomson, Georgia, likely making it the first of its kind in the country. The motel survived for decades and went through a name change to the Star of America Motel. In 2007, it was on the verge of death. The city of Charleston deemed it hazardous due to fire and building code violations. It reopened briefly before closing down again in 2018. 

Now called the Starlight Motor Inn, this motel was been lovingly restored with help of lead architectural historian Brittany Lavelle Tulla, who in 2019 was able to convince the city to take the property off of its list of condemned sites. In 2020, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Today, the motel features 51 retro vintage-style guest rooms, a pool and cocktail lounge. The infrastructure and original midcentury design remain intact with minimal alteration.