Museums, Communities Mark 25 Years Since 9/11

As the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks approaches, museums and communities are documenting how Americans responded and remembering those who died. A new South Carolina State Museum exhibit features personal stories, artifacts, news footage and memorabilia, including the story of Columbia students who raised money to repay a historic debt to a New York fire station after the attacks. In Greenville, residents donated blood, gathered for services and vigils, displayed flags and welcomed members of the local Islamic Society amid a national rise in anti-Muslim and anti-Sikh violence. Clemson and other Upstate communities also held patriotic ceremonies and tributes honoring victims, rescuers and relief workers. In Pennsylvania, a State Archives exhibit focuses on United Flight 93, its passengers’ resistance and the state’s emergency response, using artifacts such as response notes and the names of everyone aboard.