PENDLETON FOUNDATION FOR BLACK HISTORY & CULTURE

The Pendleton Foundation for Black History & Culture serves the people of the Pendleton area by strengthening and expanding the preservation and knowledge of the political, social, educational, economic, and cultural history of Black South Carolinians, and through other services and activities as may be related or ancillary to and in furtherance of these purposes.

Learn more about The Pendleton Foundation for Black History and Culture.

Help us replace a missing piece of Black history in Downtown Pendleton!

Find out how you can be a part of preserving and celebrating Black History in our community. 

Every contribution helps us reveal the untold stories of Pendleton’s rich African American heritage. 

A deeper dive into the African American History of Pendleton, South Carolina.

Learn more about Pendleton’s Black History and those who paved the way for us today. 

An introduction into Pendleton’s African American history.

Contact us today - we’d love to hear from you!

INTRODUCING THE KEESE BARN LEGACY PROJECT

The Town of Pendleton is missing something! Help us restore an important landmark in African American history. To learn more and find out how you can become part of a new legacy, click here

THE KEESE BARN [SITE] IS JUST A STONE’S THROW FROM FARMERS HALL, YET NO ONE CAN SEE IT AND FEW KNOW OF ITS HISTORIC PROMINENCE. IT IS TRULY THE INVISIBLE MECCA OF PENDLETON’S HISTORY.
— PFBHC Chair Terence Hassan

Pendleton’s African American Map Tour: View Full Size | A Deeper Dive

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CLEMSON UNIVERSITY’S CALL MY NAME PROJECT