Boeing donates $500K for African American Museum in SC
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Final design of a planned $75 million African American museum in Charleston is underway and the project has received a boost with a $500,000 donation from Boeing.
The wharf where thousands of slaves landed was built by Revolutionary War leader Christopher Gadsden, also known for designing the yellow rattlesnake flag of the period with the legend "Don't Tread on Me."