Our Story

And Still We Rise was founded by our family in 2021. We are a family that is rooted in the small town of Hartsville, SC. The intimacy of such a small village unveiled the large impact service and devotion can have within our communities. And Still We Rise harnesses our families’ collective appetite to serve our community.

Our immediate-past patriarch, James Buck Harriot was a small business owner during the time when African American entrepreneurs were confronted by the daily humiliation of Jim Crow law. Buck’s courage, resilience, and strength of character smothered the humiliation and strengthened the idea that our family deserved economic equality. Our organization will honor Buck Harriot’s hard work and dedication by continuing to usher our community towards economic equality.