Past Call My Name Events

“Juneteenth Festival 2023” logo in red and gold text, with smaller green text listing City of Clemson, Clemson University, City of Seneca, SC, and Call My Name Coalition.
Image of runners in shorts from the waist down, greyed out and running towards a "Call My Name" logo in burgundy-red over a large, purple "5K RUN" to read Call My Name 5 K RUN.

Call My Name: 5K Run

February 19th 2023

Please join us on February 19th for a charity 5K through Clemson University’s campus. The course will take you past sites of signficiance to Black history at Clemson University and pay homage to Black people who have contributed to the development and success of the higher education institution. Proceeds will financially support the Call My Nam project’s ongoing research and community initiatives. Course begins at the Carillon garden at 8 AM on February 19th 2023.

Grid collage showing historical and contemporary images: Susan Richardson holding a child; an 1871 handwritten labor record; a 1904 photo of convict laborers in a field; a mid-20th-century home economics class; jazz musician Cat Anderson; Harvey Gantt with his parents outside a U.S. District Court; Clemson University’s Tillman Hall with a student in front; and a “5K Call My Name Run” graphic.
Promotional graphic for Call My Name: The Play. The title appears in large white stylized text on a dark background, with the subtitle “Voices of African Americans in Clemson University History” in blue beneath it. Below the text are three angled panels: on the left, a black-and-white photo of a historic house on Clemson University property with columns; in the center, a close-up of an old court document; and on the right, a black-and-white photo of three African American individuals dressed formally, standing together indoors.

Call My Name: Readings of Three Vignettes in Celebration of the 60th Anniversary of Desegregation at Clemson University

On January 28th and 29th, there were readings of three vignettes in celebration of the 60th anniversary of desegregation at Clemson University.

Written by Rhondda R. Thomas in collaboration with Tectonic Theater Project. Co-sponsored by the Call My Name Coalition.

Each performance includes reception and talkback session with playwright and directors. Various showtimes available below.

Sponsored by: Office of the Provost, College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, and the Call My Name Coalition.