After moving our offices into Modjeska Simkins’ historic home in 2009, the SC Progressive Network began throwing a party on her birthday, a tradition we’ve maintained every year since.

So we regret that this year we will not be toasting her memory with a glass of her favorite port — at least not as a group. We encourage you to do so on your own.

Pour yourself a glass of port, or your favorite beverage, and take a little time to remember her remarkable life and legacy.

We’ve put together some links for you to enjoy and share.

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Here’s a clip of last year’s party at GROW, our HQ in Columbia.

Video of last year’s Modjeska Simkins School class, which includes comments by Dr. Robert Greene II and the SC ETV documentary Making a Way Out of No Way.

Oral History Interview of Modjeska Simkins by Jacquelyn Hall, July 28, 1976. You can read a transcript or hear an audio recording. If you’ve never heard Ms. Simkins’ voice, you owe it to yourself to take a listen.

Network Executive Director Brett Bursey talks about his mentor in this video, recorded 11 years ago.

Modjeska Monteith Simkins, a South Carolina Revolutionary download pdf of the booklet or pick up a copy at GROW.