Buxton Books is proud to be the booksellers for The Citadel as they host Professor Damon Fordham for a conversation on his latest book, The 1895 Segregation Fight in South Carolina! This event is free and open to the public!

Citadel professor and author Damon L. Fordham will discuss his latest book 1895 Segregation Fight in South Carolina. Fordham is known for his work as an educator, author, and historian who specializes in U.S. history and African American studies. Fordham is an alumnus of The Citadel Graduate College.

His book details the story of six Black leaders taking a stance against a governor adamant about rewriting the South Carolina Constitution to deny African Americans their constitutional rights and make segregation the law in the state.

This event is free and open to the public!

About Damon Fordham:

Damon L. Fordham was born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and was raised in Mt. Pleasant. A graduate of the University of South Carolina and the College of Charleston, he is an adjunct professor of history at the The Citadel. His articles have appeared in The Malcom X Encyclopedia, The Encyclopedia of African-American Folklore, The Encyclopedia of South Carolina, South of Main, and in the book Ukweli: The Search For Healing Truth. He has also appeared in numerous documentaries on television and radio in both the United States and the United Kingdom. He is the author of four books; True Stories of Black South Carolina, Voices of Black South Carolina: Legend and Legacy, Mr. Potts & Me, and The 1895 Segregation Fight. Fordham was recently recognized by the South Carolina House of Representatives for his work on behalf of the state, took part in a recent out reach trip to Senegal, and leads his own walking tour, Lost Stories of Black Charleston that leaves from Buxton Books every afternoon, Monday through Friday, and most Saturday mornings. You can also visit Professor Fordham on his YouTube channel, The American Storyteller.