To support the Council's 14th annual book festival in 2010; National History Day activities in South Carolina in 2010; and a Speakers' Bureau of scholars.
With $93,730 in outright We the People funds and $17,500 in Gift & Match funds, The Humanities Council SC will sponsor a variety of programs that instill appreciation of national history and collective experience in America. The Humanities Council SC will host the 14th Annual South Carolina Book Festival on February 26-28, 2010. The Humanities Council SC will support a special community project, National History Day in South Carolina, and The Humanities Council SC will support a Speakers Bureau of scholars who present on a diverse multiplicity of humanities topics, including American and South Carolinian history and American and South Carolinian culture. These projects will reach approximately 20,000 South Carolinians of all age levels and all backgrounds, expanding knowledge of American history, culture, and government in South Carolina.