A day like this comes around only once every 164 years.
Let history note that on sunny Oct. 28, 2026, a large group attended a ribbon cutting ceremony for the first permanent building in the Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park on Hilton Head Island.
“Mitchelville stands as one of the most important communities in the story of American freedom,” reads a sign unveiled by park executive director Ahmad Ward. It lists reasons the Mitchelville story is now available for lessons in schools across the state…