About

The founder, Cassandra Williams Rush is an avid collector of all things of-and-by African Americans and began collecting representations of her culture and history in the late 1970's. In 1990, she started the 'Art & Expressions' business, retailing and collecting African American art, bronzes, dolls, figurines, textiles, ceramics, pottery, stamps, Christmas items, etc.

By 2010, she had outgrown the display areas of her home and wanted to share her collections with her hometown of Kingstree and Williamsburg County, SC. She always wanted to 'go-back to give-back'. After acquiring a building, she began renovations and in December 2010, opened the C Williams Rush Museum of African-American Arts & Culture with "A Beautiful Black Christmas", the first of many subsequent exhibitions. 

Since opening the museum and sharing the Black history and culture, the Critical Race Theory (CRT) evolved, and controversy about teaching Black history in schools, and the removal of Black books from libraries. Our purpose and existence are even more necessary than ever. We now have a greater audience to reach and with community support, we can continue to share Black history and culture along with the many accomplishments and successes.