Crowds Tour Pendle for Black History Lesson
- Charles Reams

- May 5
- 3 min read
Crowds tour of African American neighborhood for Pendleton history lesson

Terance Hassan speaks at the site of Impact Missionary Church, which from 1874 to the early 1990s was Silver Springs Baptist Church, as seen during The Keese Barn Legacy Walk, a tour of Pendleton African American neighborhood Saturday, May 3, 2025.

Nancy Von Meyer, left, Trail Chairperson for Pendleton Pride in Motion partnering with the Green Crescent Trail, shows a map outlining a history walk in Pendleton Saturday, May 3, 2025. Minutes later, Terance Hassan led The Keese Barn Legacy Walk, the tour of Pendleton African American neighborhood Saturday, May 3, 2025. The Pendleton Foundation for Black History & Culture is leading a $1.5 million project to restore the Keese Barn facade.

A group follows tour leader Terance Hassan speaks about a boarding house for women on Morse Street, during The Keese Barn Legacy Walk, a tour of Pendleton African American neighborhood Saturday, May 3, 2025.

A replica of the Keese Barn sits on a map of downtown Pendleton, S.C. at Hundreds Park Saturday, May 3, 2025. The Keese Barn Legacy Walk, a tour of Pendleton African American neighborhood Saturday, May 3, 2025. The Pendleton Foundation for Black History & Culture is leading a $1.5 million project to restore the Keese Barn facade.
Nancy Von Meyer, left, Trail Chairperson for Pendleton Pride in Motion partnering with the Green Crescent Trail, shows resident Albert Herman a map of a history walk at Hundreds Park in Pendleton Saturday, May 3, 2025. Minutes later, Terance Hassan led The Keese Barn Legacy Walk, a tour of Pendleton African American neighborhood Saturday, May 3, 2025. The Pendleton Foundation for Black History & Culture is leading a $1.5 million project to restore the Keese Barn facade.
A group follows tour leader Terance Hassan along Morse Street from Keese Street, during The Keese Barn Legacy Walk, a tour of Pendleton African American neighborhood Saturday, May 3, 2025.
Terance Hassan speaks in Hundreds Park, during The Keese Barn Legacy Walk, a tour of Pendleton African American neighborhood Saturday, May 3, 2025.
Powell Hickman, middle, listens as Terance Hassan speaks in Hundreds Park, during The Keese Barn Legacy Walk, a tour of Pendleton African American neighborhood Saturday, May 3, 2025.
Terance Hassan speaks in Hundreds Park, during The Keese Barn Legacy Walk, a tour of Pendleton African American neighborhood Saturday, May 3, 2025.
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Terance Hassan speaks in Hundreds Park, during The Keese Barn Legacy Walk, a tour of Pendleton African American neighborhood Saturday, May 3, 2025.
A sign for the community wide cookout in Pendleton, S.C. Saturday, May 3, 2025.
A crowd gathers at the Community Wide Cookout hosted by Pendleton Neighborhood Alliance in The Hundreds Park, Saturday, May 3, 2025. Terance Hassan led the Keese Barn Legacy Walk, a tour of Pendleton African American neighborhood The Pendleton Foundation for Black History & Culture is leading a $1.5 million project to restore the Keese Barn facade.
Ken Ruinard / Staff
Mia Tensley, middle, Chair of Keese Barn Project, speaks before the Keese Barn Legacy Walk, a tour of Pendleton African American neighborhood Saturday, May 3, 2025.
Ken Ruinard / Staff
Terance Hassan speaks in Hundreds Park, during The Keese Barn Legacy Walk, a tour of Pendleton African American neighborhood Saturday, May 3, 2025. The Pendleton Foundation for Black History & Culture is leading a $1.5 million project to


