The 47th annual Jubilee Festival of Black History and Culture serves as the longest running festival in Columbia and will be held on Saturday, Sept. 20 at the Mann-Simons site on 1403 Richland St.
The festival provides various performances from Black artists, a kids zone for the children, various industry vendors around Columbia and educational opportunities for people to learn about previous generations of Black Columbia residents, according to its website.
According to the Historic Columbia website, the Mann-Simons Cottage was named after Celia Mann, who was born into slavery. She would become a free woman and eventually become affiliated with the property in 1844, where it would later be sold to Charles and Amanda Green Simons, who were civic and business leaders in Columbia…