International African American Museum receives $250,000 pledge from Synovus/NBSC
June 5, 2018
The International African American Museum (IAAM) has received a $250,000 leadership investment from Synovus/NBSC. NBSC, which was founded in 1905 and acquired by Synovus in 1995, has very deep roots in the state and a long history of supporting community projects.
“The IAAM will serve people around the world, but we hope that it will be particularly meaningful to the residents of South Carolina, whose history is intrinsically tied to the stories we will tell,” said Michael Boulware Moore, IAAM president and CEO. “We are proud that Synovus/NBSC, such an important South Carolina institution, has connected with our mission and chosen to support us at this level.”
The IAAM, with its location on the former site of Gadsden’s Wharf, will tell one of the earliest and most sacred chapters of the greater story of America and the African American narrative.
“Synovus/NBSC is honored and humbled to support the vital mission of the International African American Museum,” said Tyre Moore, Synovus/NBSC coastal region market executive. “The IAAM will be a cultural, historical and educational destination worthy of the story it tells, and we are proud to make a contribution to its founding.”
Joseph P. Riley, Jr., IAAM board member and former mayor of Charleston, added that, “The IAAM’s goal is to present American and world history through the lens of South Carolina, which will give this museum a unique perspective. It is fitting that this gift from NBSC/Synovus, a company with a long and distinguished history of serving South Carolina, will help bring the museum to life.”
The IAAM is slated to break ground later this year and open in late 2020.
About Synovus/NBSC
Synovus Bank, a Georgia-chartered, FDIC-insured bank, provides commercial and retail banking, investment, and mortgage services together with its affiliates through 250 branches in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee. Synovus Bank was recognized as the “Most Reputable Bank” by American Banker and the Reputation Institute in 2017. Synovus Bank is on the web at synovus.com, and on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Equal Housing Lender .
About the IAAM
Nearly half of all enslaved Africans forced to America through the Transatlantic Slave Trade arrived in Charleston, and the vast majority disembarked at Gadsden’s Wharf, the future home of the International African American Museum (IAAM) and one of the most significant and sacred sites of the African American experience in the Western hemisphere. The IAAM, a museum, memorial and site of conscience, will present unvarnished history and culture, commemorate and celebrate the foundational role that Africans and their descendants played in the making of America, and highlight their diasporic connections around the world. It will include immersive, interactive exhibits engaging to all ages and feature the Center for Family History, a leading genealogy archive that will help visitors identify their individual threads in the complex tapestry of history.
