200 Hampton Avenue
Kingstree, SC 29556
(803) 397-1859
cwrushafricanamericanmuseum.org/about-us
The founder, Cassandra Williams Rush is an avid collector of all things of-and-by African Americans and began collecting representations of her culture and history in the late 1970's. In 1990, she started the business,'Art & Expressions' where she retailed and collected African American art, bronzes, dolls, figurines, textiles, ceramics, pottery, stamps, Christmas items, etc. By 2010, she had outgrown the display areas of her home and had a desire to share her collections with her hometown of Kingstree and Williamsburg County, SC. She always wanted to 'go-back to give-back'. After acquiring a building, she began renovations and in December 2010, opened the C Williams Rush Museum of African-American Arts & Culture with "A Beautiful Black Christmas', the first of many subsequent exhibitions.
This location serves Kingstree, Williamsburg County, surrounding counties and the entire United States.
As mentioned above, it evolved from my initial business, Art & Expressions.
I mainly wanted to expose the school children, community, tourists and visitors to the rich history and culture of African Americans.
Since opening the museum and sharing the Black history and culture, the Critical Race Theory (CRT) evolved, controversy about teaching Black history in the schools, removal of Black books from libraries. Our purpose and existence is even more vital and necessary that ever. We now have a greater audience to reach and with the community support, will can continue to share Black history and culture along with the many accomplishments and successes.
200 Hampton Avenue
Kingstree, SC 29556
(803) 397-1859
cwrushafricanamericanmuseum.org/about-us
