WELCOME
The 9th national Slave Dwelling Project Conference will take place October 1-3, 2026 in North Charleston, SC in collaboration with the South Carolina 250th Anniversary Committee (SC 250.) This year’s theme, 250 Years and Counting: Reckoning, Resilience, and Remembrance explores South Carolina’s fertile grounds for juxtaposing its Black colonial era scholarship with other colonies of that era. From 1708 when Blacks became the majority population in South Carolina, their presence has factored in significantly to this nation’s history. South Carolina and other states have become more active in commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution. 250 Years and Counting: Reckoning, Resilience, and Remembrance will showcase South Carolina’s commitment to telling the complete story of its participation.
The 9th SDP Conference will feature an engaging Keynote Address by Kellie Carter Jackson, author of We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance and the award winning book, Force & Freedom: Black Abolitionists and the Politics of Violence. Her essays have been published in The New York Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Nation, the Boston Globe, CNN, and a host of other outlets. She has been featured in numerous documentaries for Netflix, PBS, MSNBC, CNN, and AppleTV. She has also been interviewed on Good Morning America, CBS Mornings, MSNBC, and countless podcasts. She co-hosts the podcast, “This Day in Political Esoteric History” with Jody Avirgan and Nicole Hemmer. She is Executive Producer and Host of the award winning “You Get a Podcast! The Study of the Queen of Talk,” formerly known as “Oprahdemics” with co-host Leah Wright Rigueur. Carter Jackson served as a Historian-in-Residence for the Museum of African American History in Boston and is commissioner for the Massachusetts Historical Commission.
Presenters have been encouraged to explore and critically engage with themes of historic preservation, public history, memory, resilience, reconciliation, and the continuing legacy of slavery. Topics may include: Spaces of Memory, Hidden Stories + Visible Legacies, Reframing Revolution, and Global Connections and Continuities.
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Banner Image: Marion crossing the Pee Dee by William T Ranney, Amon Carter Museum
ACCOMMODATIONS
The conference will take place at the North Charleston Embassy Suites and we have reserved a block of rooms for your convenience. Conference attendees are responsible for lodging and transportation. Please make your plans early as October is a very busy time in the Charleston area.
Presenter Registration
- Presenter Registration for the 9th SDP Conference, 250 Years and Counting: Reckoning, Resilience, and Remembrance in North Charleston, South Carolina.
- Includes opening reception, more than 15 dynamic sessions, lunch, an invitation to keynote address reception, and more.
- Please list dietary restricitons in the comments.
- Non-refundable.
General Registration
- General Registration for the 9th SDP Conference, 250 Years and Counting: Reckoning, Resilience, and Remembrance in North Charleston, South Carolina.
- Includes opening reception, more than 15 dynamic sessions, lunch, an invitation to keynote address, and more.
- Please list dietary restricitons in the comments.
- Non-refundable.
IAAM Overnight Registration
- Join Joe for this exclusive overnight experience at the International African American Museum on Friday, October 2, 2026.
- This first-come-first-served experience will be available to a maximum of 30 registered conference attendees.
- Transportation will be provided to and from the Embassy Suites in North Charleston to IAAM.
- You must be registered for the Conference to participate in the IAAM overnight.
The 2026 Slave Dwelling Project Conference will be the 9th National Conference. Previous Conferences include the following:
- Savannah, Georgia Preserving Sacred Places (2014)
- North Charleston, South Carolina A History Denied: Preserving Tangible Evidences of Slave Dwellings (2015)
- Columbia, South Carolina Using Extant Slave Dwellings to Change the Narrative (2016)
- Charlottesville, Virginia (2017)
- Middle Tennessee State University Slavery, Resistance, and Community (2018)
- Virtual held with Clemson University Changing Narratives in Changing Times (2021)
- Charleston, South Carolina The Stono Rebellion and the Atlantic World (2022)
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Illusion of Freedom: Slavery in the Northern States (2024)