Catherine Fleming Bruce Explained

Birth Date:3 December 1961
Birth Place:Ft. Campbell, KY
Nationality:American
Notable Works:The Globalization-friendly global public sphere: contrasting paths to moral legitimacy and accountability.
Awards:Historic Preservation Book Prize, University of Mary Washington
2017 The Sustainers: Being, Building and Doing Good through Activism in the Sacred Spaces of Civil Rights, Human Rights and Social Movements

Catherine Fleming Bruce (born December 3, 1961) is an American author, preservationist, activist and politician of the Democratic Party.

Early life and education

Catherine Fleming Bruce was born in Kentucky and later moved to Columbia, South Carolina, where she was raised.[1] Bruce received her bachelor's degree from Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia and her master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Bruce is the daughter of Emma Fleming and the late Louis Fleming, who served as Chairman of Sumter (SC) County Council.[2] [3]

Political activism

Bruce has advocated in coalition with other local and state chapters of national advocacy groups[4] [5] and community based groups. She has been active in the preservation of Richland County (SC) historic sites in connected to local leaders active during the Civil Rights Movement, particularly Black women.[6] In 1995, Bruce founded the Collaborative for Community Trust, which by 2000 was a "small group made up of mostly educators who are committed to social change." The group bought the home of activist Modjeska Simkins in downtown Columbia so that it could be used as a human rights center and the group's offices after restoration. Scholars noted in 2021 that Richland County has more monuments to Black women than any other county in the United States.[7] [8] [9] [10]

In the aftermath of the 2014 deadly Christmas Eve EF3 hurricane[11] in Columbia, Mississippi and the 1000 year flood that struck Columbia, South Carolina the year afterward.[12] [13] Bruce highlighted historic ties between the two cities and participated in joint relief efforts that connected them as sister cities.[14] [15] [16] [17]

On January 17, 2022, Martin Luther King Day, Bruce announced her campaign to run in the 2022 election for South Carolina's Class 3 seat in the United States Senate against Republican incumbent Tim Scott.[18] [19] [20] [21] Bruce received the highest number of votes in the June 14 Democratic Primary against two opponents.[22] [23] Because South Carolina State law requires a more than 50% margin of victory, a June 28 runoff was held.[24] [25] [26] The eventual Democratic nominee was defeated by the incumbent.[27] [28] Bruce has served as Director of Operations for the Richland County (SC) Democratic Party.[29]

Publications and culture work

Her writings focus on culture and social justice. Published scholarship includes The Globalization-friendly global public sphere: contrasting paths to moral legitimacy and accountability, a chapter that appeared in the 2011 book, Public Sphere Reconsidered: Theories and Practices.[30]

Bruce's 1992 documentary, A Perfect Equality: Conflicts And Achievements of Historic Black Columbia, was broadcast on South Carolina Educational Television.[31] The 90-minute documentary is divided into four parts, each covering an era of Black history between 1786 until 1990, and contains narration, archival photographs, and interviews. The State staff writer Pat Berman wrote that in the documentary, "Bruce focuses on what [black people] have achieved in Columbia and what strategies have been devised to deal with the racism that not only impedes progress but also denies the humanity of others". She also produced a guide to places in Richland County important to Black history that was described by The State in 1995 as a "ground-breaking guide to Columbia's black history".[32]

In 2014, Bruce organized a celebration of the filming of the Emmy-nominated television miniseries Chiefs, based on the New York Times best-selling Chiefs (novel) by Stuart Woods. in collaboration with local organizations. The Chester newspaper reprinted coverage of Woods' participation on the occasion of his death in 2022.[33]

Bruce is the author of The Sustainers: Being, Building and Doing Good through Activism in the Sacred Spaces of Civil Rights, Human Rights and Social Movements.[34] She became the first African American to win the University of Mary Washington Center for Historic Preservation Book Prize in 2017.[35] [36] The book received significant attention in the field, and has amplified national scholarly and professional discussion on social justice, inclusion, diversity and anti-racism in the practice of preservation, by such groups as Urban Heritage, Sustainability, and Social Inclusion project of the Columbia Climate School Center for Sustainable Urban Development, as well as connections between preservation, activism and social justice.[37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46]

In 2021, an article by Bruce, "A Lion Tells Her Own Story: Civil Rights Buildings in South Carolina”, was published in C20: The Magazine of the Twentieth Century Society, a United Kingdom - based publication.[47] [48]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Woman inspired by rights activist . November 23, 2022 . . February 28, 2000 . 6 . . November 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221123201436/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113533838/woman-inspired-by-rights-activist/ . live .
  2. News: January 25, 2007 . Louis Fleming . The Sumter Item . November 13, 2022 . November 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221113192335/https://www.theitem.com/stories/louis-fleming,164612 . live .
  3. Web site: December 22, 2021 . Retired Sumter Businessman Donates Towards Scholarship . live . November 13, 2022 . Morris College . November 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221113192330/https://www.morris.edu/news/retired-sumter-businessman-donates-towards-scholarship .
  4. Web site: McFadden . Jessica . January 9, 2019 . Media Advisory Legislative Assembly . November 15, 2022 . American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina (ACLUSC) . April 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210426015412/https://www.aclusc.org/en/press-releases/media-advisory-legislative-assembly . live .
  5. News: Wallace . Allen . November 4, 2018 . State House Rally urges people to get out and vote . Cola Daily . November 15, 2022 . January 15, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230115065314/https://www.coladaily.com/communities/columbia/archive/state-house-rally-urges-people-to-get-out-and-vote/collection_d9478d9c-0f24-5523-8c34-9fc587ac1544.html . live .
  6. Web site: Winter 2019 . South Carolina Honors an African American Medical Pioneer . live . November 15, 2022 . Call and Response South Carolina African American Heritage Commission Newsletter . November 20, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221120004731/https://scdah.sc.gov/sites/scdah/files/Documents/Historic%20Preservation%20(SHPO)/Publications/Call%20and%20Response%20Newsletter%20--%20Winter%202019.pdf .
  7. Web site: January 5, 2022 . County's Black History, Preservation Efforts Draw National, Global Attention New task force aims to further market historically significant sites in area . November 18, 2022 . Richland County South Carolina . November 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221119022216/https://www.richlandcountysc.gov/Home/News/ArtMID/479/ArticleID/2163/Richland-County-Leads-Charge-to-Celebrate-Black-Women-Researcher-Finds . live .
  8. News: August 6, 2021 . Richland County has more monuments to Black women than anywhere else, researcher says . The Minority Eye . November 18, 2022 . November 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221119022214/https://theminorityeye.com/richland-county-has-more-monuments-to-black-women-than-anywhere-else-researcher-says/ . live .
  9. Web site: April 23, 2021 . Reckoning with Monuments and Public Commemoration . live . November 18, 2022 . The City University of New York . November 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221119022215/https://events.cuny.edu/cec/reckoning-with-monuments-and-public-commemoration/ .
  10. Web site: 2022 . Explore 8 Historic Places Telling the Story of Black Women Who Fought For Civil Rights . live . November 18, 2022 . National Trust for Historic Preservation . November 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221126125859/https://savingplaces.org/guides/explore-8-historic-places-named-after-black-women-who-fought-for-civil-rights .
  11. Web site: Breslin . Sean . December 28, 2014 . Tornadoes Kill 5 in Mississippi; 50 Injured During Deep South Severe Weather . live . November 14, 2022 . The Weather Channel . November 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114164939/https://weather.com/storms/severe/news/severe-weather-latest-news .
  12. News: Chalasani . Radhika . October 5, 2015 . "Thousand year" flooding in South Carolina . CBS News . November 14, 2022 . November 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114164938/https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/thousand-year-flooding-hits-south-carolina/ . live .
  13. Web site: Murphy . John D. . July 2016 . Service Assessment: The Historic South Carolina Floods of October 1–5, 2015 . live . November 14, 2022 . National Weather Service . November 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114164942/https://www.weather.gov/media/publications/assessments/SCFlooding_072216_Signed_Final.pdf .
  14. News: Herrington . Charles . August 18, 2016 . Columbia, SC honors Columbia, MS with sister city designation . WDAM-TV . November 14, 2022 . November 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114152833/https://www.wdam.com/story/32793617/columbia-sc-thanks-columbia-ms-for-disaster-relief-with-sister-city-designation/ . live .
  15. News: October 13, 2015 . Columbia, Miss. sends water to Columbia, SC flood victims . WJTV-TV . November 14, 2022 . November 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114164939/https://www.wjtv.com/news/columbia-miss-sends-water-to-columbia-sc-flood-victims/ . live .
  16. Web site: August 16, 2016 . Resolution R-2016-053 To Honor the City of Columbia, Mississippi With Official Sisterhood for its Assistance during the October 2015 Flood . live . City of Columbia SC . November 14, 2022 . November 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114164941/https://citycouncil.columbiasc.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/resolution_2016_053_mississippi_sisterhood_assistance_october_2015_flood.pdf .
  17. News: Staff Reports . October 14, 2015 . ColumbiaStrong travels from Mississippi to Midlands to deliver flood relief aid . ColaDaily . November 14, 2022 . November 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114164941/https://www.coladaily.com/archive/columbiastrong-travels-from-mississippi-to-midlands-to-deliver-flood-relief-aid/article_60f5271b-8e1c-565e-b3d6-de33bca8e4c4.html . live .
  18. News: Goulding . Shelbie . January 20, 2022 . Daughter of Late Sumter County Council Chairman to challenge Tim Scott for US Senate Seat . The Sumter Item . November 12, 2022 . November 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221112110934/https://www.theitem.com/stories/daughter-of-late-sumter-county-council-chairman-to-challenge-tim-scott-for-us-senate-seat,376982 . live .
  19. News: Shain . Andy . January 17, 2022 . Columbia preservationist joins US Senate race for Tim Scott's seat . The Post and Courier . November 12, 2022 . November 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221111031319/https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/politics/columbia-preservationist-joins-us-senate-race-for-tim-scotts-seat/article_4c84cbb2-77a0-11ec-aa29-c7b9f857ae60.html?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%20011822&utm_content=Daily%20Headlines%20011822+CID_b2d9de05906c890f0ed2227cb962d1b7&utm_source=CampaignMonitor&utm_term=Columbia%20preservationist%20joins%20US%20Senate%20race%20for%20Tim%20Scotts%20seat . live .
  20. News: Bohatch . Emily . January 18, 2022 . Columbia SC activist announces run against Senator Tim Scott . The State . November 12, 2022.
  21. News: Schnell . Mychael . January 21, 2022 . These Senate seats are up for election in 2022 . The Hill . November 12, 2022 . April 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220428081910/https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/590812-these-senate-seats-are-up-for-election-in-2022/ . live .
  22. News: June 14, 2022 . Here are the key primary election results from South Carolina . NPR . November 12, 2022 . November 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221112094512/https://www.npr.org/2022/06/14/1103748627/south-carolina-primary-election-results . live .
  23. News: June 15, 2022 . 2022 South Carolina primary elections results . The Washington Post . November 13, 2022 . September 29, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220929164612/https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/election-results/south-carolina/2022-primaries/ . live .
  24. News: Jabour . Tara . June 22, 2022 . SC representative Krystle Matthews faces Catherine Fleming Bruce in runoff election . WCBD-TV . November 12, 2022 . November 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221111031318/https://abcnews4.com/news/local/sc-representative-krystle-matthews-faces-catherine-fleming-bruce-in-run-off-election-wciv . live .
  25. News: Eaddy . Thelisha . June 27, 2022 . Author, preservationist and state rep compete for Democratic nomination for US Senate . South Carolina Public Radio . November 12, 2022 . November 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221112110929/https://www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/sc-news/2022-06-27/author-preservationist-and-state-rep-compete-for-dem-nomination-for-us-senate . live .
  26. News: June 28, 2022 . South Carolina Senate Primary Election Results . NBC News . November 12, 2022 . November 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221112002911/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-primary-elections/south-carolina-senate-results . live .
  27. News: Kang . Hanna . November 8, 2022 . Results: Republican incumbent Sen. Tim Scott defeats Democratic state Rep. Krystle Matthews in South Carolina's US Senate election . Insider . November 12, 2022 . November 11, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221111152104/https://www.businessinsider.com/results-tim-scott-krystle-matthews-south-carolina-election-senate-race-candidates-2022 . live .
  28. News: November 11, 2022 . ELECTION RESULTS 2022: South Carolina Election Results . Politico . November 12, 2022 . November 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221112110928/https://www.politico.com/2022-election/results/south-carolina/ . live .
  29. News: January 29, 2023 . Please help us welcome . Richland County Democratic Party . February 5, 2023.
  30. Book: Correia . Joao Carlos . Maia . Rousily C. . Glasser . Theodore . etal . Public sphere reconsidered : theories and practices . LabCom Books . 2011 . 978-989-654-082-1 . Portugal . 23–36.
  31. News: Berman . Pat . Film follows struggles of Columbia blacks . November 23, 2022 . . March 28, 1993 . 67 . . November 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221123194401/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113532675/film-follows-struggles-of-columbia/ . live .
  32. News: Achievements . November 23, 2022 . . January 1, 1995 . 60 . . A ground-breaking guide to Columbia's black history was researched and compiled by Hopkins resident Catherine Fleming Bruce. . November 23, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221123203848/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113536358/achievements/ . live .
  33. Garner, Brian (July 28, 2022). "An afternoon with Stuart Woods: A remembrance of the author of 'Chiefs'". The News and Reporter. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  34. Web site: Maryland . Preservation . July 13, 2020 . Doing Social Good Through Preservation Activism With Catherine Fleming Bruce . live . November 12, 2022 . PreserveCast . November 12, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221112195722/https://www.preservecast.org/2020/07/13/preservation-activism-with-catherine-fleming-bruce/ .
  35. Web site: Henry . Christine . May 2017 . Book Prize . live . November 11, 2022 . November 12, 2022 . University of Mary Washington Center for Historic Preservation Book Prize . https://web.archive.org/web/20221111050428/https://cas.umw.edu/hisp/chp/book-prize/ .
  36. News: Cruse . Josh . July 21, 2017 . Coble, Bruce honored during Columbia City Council meeting . June 17, 2024 . The Columbia Star.
  37. Web site: Wells . Jeremy C. . Chalana . Manish . Hoffman . Steven . Stiefel . Barry . February 2022 . A Summary of Preservation Education in Relation to Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, and Social Justice and Some Recommendations . November 14, 2022 . National Council for Preservation Education . April 18, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220418210108/https://www.ncpe.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Wells-et-al.-Summary-of-Pres-Ed-Diversity-Inclusion-Equity-Justice-EIPE-final.pdf . live .
  38. Web site: March 10, 2022 . The Sustainers: Author Talk with Catherine Fleming Bruce . live . November 14, 2022 . Preservation League of New York State . November 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114010048/https://www.preservenys.org/calendar/the-sustainers-author-talk-with-catherine-fleming-bruce .
  39. Web site: Chhaya . Priya . December 11, 2017 . Start the Conversation with 15 Essential African American History Books . live . November 14, 2022 . National Trust for Historic Preservation . July 7, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220707183858/https://savingplaces.org/stories/start-the-conversation-essential-african-american-history-books .
  40. Web site: Need a Fall Reading List? We've got Suggestions! . live . November 14, 2022 . Greater Portland Landmarks . November 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114152818/https://www.portlandlandmarks.org/blog/category/Reading+List .
  41. Web site: November 17, 2020 . "What Needs to Change?" – Providence Symposium: Whose Places Matter (And Why?) . live . November 14, 2022 . Rhode Island Council for the Humanities . November 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114152819/https://rihumanities.org/calendar/what-needs-to-change-providence-symposium-whose-places-matter-and-why/ .
  42. Web site: August 2020 . DHR Register Program Updates . live . November 14, 2022 . Virginia Department of Historic Resources: DHR . November 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114152821/https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/?mailpoet_router&endpoint=view_in_browser&action=view&data=WzQ0LCI0OGM0OWQ5NDNkNDQiLDAsIiIsOTk0LDFd .
  43. Avrami . E . October 15, 2021 . Building a Foundation for Action: Anti-Racist Historic Preservation Resources . live . November 14, 2022 . Academic Commons . 10.7916/99gm-xc32 . November 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114152823/https://academiccommons.columbia.edu/doi/10.7916/99gm-xc32/download .
  44. Web site: Wells . Jeremy . May 14, 2021 . 10 Ways Historic Preservation Policy Supports White Supremacy and 10 Ideas to End It . live . November 14, 2022 . Heritage Studies . November 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221114162845/https://heritagestudies.org/index.php/2021/05/14/10-ways-historic-preservation-policy-supports-white-supremacy-and-10-ideas-to-end-it/ .
  45. News: Hickman . Matt . October 13, 2020 . The Weitzman School of Design launches a center for civil rights sites preservation . The Architect's Newspaper . November 18, 2022 . November 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221119022217/https://www.archpaper.com/2020/10/weitzman-school-of-design-launches-center-for-the-preservation-of-civil-rights-sites/ . live .
  46. News: Leggs . Brent . December 6, 2020 . Historic Preservation: Saving African American Spaces Is The New Black Activism . Essence . November 18, 2022 . July 13, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180713103911/https://www.essence.com/culture/saving-african-american-places-history . live .
  47. Web site: Lloyd . Bryony . 2022 . C20 Magazine Retailer Pack 2022-2023 . live . November 17, 2022 . C20 Twentieth Century Society . November 17, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221117192659/https://c20society.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/C20-Retailer-Media-Pack-2022.pdf .
  48. Bruce, Catherine Fleming. "A Lion Tells Her Own Story: Civil Rights Buildings in South Carolina”, C20: The Magazine of the Twentieth Century Society. Issue 2021/2/, London, United Kingdom.

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