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Ripened bolls of short-staple cotton in the fields of Calhoun County in September of 1968. Cotton still produced in South Carolina dominated agriculture in the state in the first half of the 19th...
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Cotton in bloom in Florence County, August 30, 1967. Photo by L.W. Riley. Courtesy of the Clemson University Libraries.
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Students will discover the components and origin of the fotonovela and create their own using 1:1 technology.
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“V” is for Vesta Mills of Charleston. In 1899, Spartanburg textile manufacturer John Montgomery and New York merchant Seth Milliken purchased the Charleston Cotton Mills and renamed it Vesta Mills...
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"M" is for McGuire, Frank Joseph [1913-1994] Basketball Coach.
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“A” is for Atlantic Beach. [Horry County; population 351]. A historically black beach community, Atlantic Beach is located fifteen miles north of Myrtle Beach. Atlantic Beach flourished during the...
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"T" is for Turner, Henry McNeal. [1834-1915] Clergyman. Politician.
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“C” is for Chapman, Martha Marshall, II [b. 1949]. Musician. A native of Spartanburg, Chapman moved to Nashville to attend Vanderbilt and has lived there much of her adult life. Classified by many as...
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"L" is for Lining, John [1708-1760] Physician. Scientist.
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"W" is for Wilkinson, Robert Shaw [1865-1932] College President.
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"R" is for Riley, Richard Wilson [Born 1933] Governor. U.S. Secretary of Education.
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"B" is for Bethune, Mary McLeod. Educator. Social Activist. Government Official.
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"B" is for the Best Friend of Charleston. [Christened in October 1830]
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"L" is for Littlejohn, Nina [1879-1963] Hospital Administrator.
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"A" is for Attakulla Kulla. Cherokee Leader. Diplomat. Attakull Kulla, also known as Little Carpenter was an influential leader of the Cherokees in the midd-1700s. As a diplomat, he worked to advance...
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"B" is for Bessinger, Maurice [Born 1930] Businessman.
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"G" is for Gospel Music. Gospel music as a genre consists of two major categories, White Gospel and Black Gospel. Both styles share similar musical routes that stem from the evangelical religious...
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"M" is for McCray, Carrie Allen [1913-2009] Poet. Author.
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"L" is for Littlejohn, Cameron Bruce [1913-2007] Attorney. Legislator, Jurist.