| The Progressive Club | |
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| Location | 3377 River Rd., Johns Island, South Carolina | 
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| Coordinates | 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 No. | 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
 What remains of the club today What remains of the club today
 A view of the front of the club A view of the front of the club
 A sign about restoration of the club A sign about restoration of the club
 An appeal to save the club An appeal to save the club
 Front of Historical Marker Front of Historical Marker
 Back of Historical Marker Back of Historical Marker
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ Rebecca Starr and Mary Watson (February 1982). "The Progressive Club" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ↑ "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.
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