The Progressive Club

The Progressive Club
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	3377 River Rd., Johns Island, South Carolina
Coordinates	32°40′35″N 80°2′32″W / 32.67639°N 80.04222°WCoordinates: 32°40′35″N 80°2′32″W / 32.67639°N 80.04222°W
Area	less than one acre
Built by	Jones, Esakia
NRHP Reference #	07001109[1]
Added to NRHP	October 24, 2007

The Progressive Club is a historic clubhouse located at Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina. It was built in 1963, and provided a home for Esau Jenkins' Progressive Club’s legal and financial assistance program, adult education program, and dormitory lodging. It also served as a community recreational, child care, meeting place and grocery store. The building was built to house a “Citizenship School” where adult education classes and workshops enabled African-American citizens to register, vote, and become aware of the political processes of their communities.^[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.^[1]

Gallery of images

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  What remains of the club today
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  A view of the front of the club
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  A sign about restoration of the club
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  An appeal to save the club
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  Front of Historical Marker
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  Back of Historical Marker

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Rebecca Starr and Mary Watson (February 1982). "The Progressive Club" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved June 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
3. "The Progressive Club, Charleston County (3377 River Rd., Johns Island)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-08-01.