Upcoming Events
2025 Spring Symposium
ISRE's 2025 Spring Symposium - Breathing Democracy Into Spaces
April 25 & 26, 2025 at USCB's Center for the Arts
Women, in various roles, are key figures in the history of the 1st South Carolina Volunteers of African Descent (33rd US Colored Troops), the first regiment of Black Soldiers deployed in a combat role during the Civil War. The 2025 symposium will celebrate the many women associated with the 1st South Carolina VAD as well as the impact made by women throughout South Carolina during the Reconstruction Era.
Reconstruction Speaker Series
Stay tuned for information about our new Reconstruction Speaker Series coming Summer/Fall
2025.
Outreach & Presentation Schedule
Want to request an ISRE staff member to speak to your group? The following presentations are ready and available to present at
your next event:
- Mustering the First South Carolina Volunteers of African Descent
- South Carolina's Black Union Veterans & Your Community
- Recovering SC African American Community Histories through the Pension Records of US Colored Troop Veterans
- Her Mark: Women's Voices During Reconstruction
Contact ISRE Research Associate Elizabeth Laney (laneye@email.sc.edu) for program descriptions, availability, speaker fees, etc.
ISRE staff participate in events across the state! Check the schedule below to see
when we're going to be in your area.
Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 11:00am
Center for African American Culture & History
Aiken, SC
ISRE will present "Mustering the First South" discussing the importance of the 1st SC Volunteers of African Descent / 33rd US Colored Troops and their connections to the Central Savannah River Area.
Friday through Sunday, October 10 - 12, 2025
African American Historical & Genealogical Society Annual Conference
Charleston, SC
ISRE will present "Recovering Reconstruction Community Histories through the Pension Records of US Colored Troop Veterans" at AAHGS's 2025 Annual Conference. Stay tuned for more details!