College Celebrates the Anniversary of “Daughters of the Dust”

Twenty years ago, filmmaker Julie Dash broke through racial and gender boundaries to become the first African American woman to debut a film with wide release across the country. “Daughters of the Dust” is a highly artistic film that introduced many Americans to the history, opulence, and complexity of the South Carolina Gullah-Geechee culture and contextualizes it within wider discourses on race, class, gender, and skin-color at the turn of last century.

On September 16 and 17, The College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center, Carolina Low Country and Atlantic World (CLAW) Program, and African American Studies Program (ASST), The International African American Museum (IAAM) and the South Carolina Historical Society plan to examine the lessons learned from “Daughters of the Dust” and its influence in the academy and society.

The two-day symposium will feature lectures, discussions and the screening of the film in Hampton Park.

For registration and more information, contact the Avery Research Center at 843-953-7234.