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Main Street Latin Festival | Carolina Money

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Just prior to the start of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Main Street Latin Festival is held each year on Main Street in Columbia, S.C. The Festival provides an opportunity to recognize the...
Juneteenth Celebration | Palmetto Scene

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Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day, Freedom Day, or Emancipation Day, is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. During Rock Hill's...
Waccamaw People's Pow Wow | Pee Dee Explorer

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At the 17th annual Waccamaw People's Festival in Aynor, S.C., Phil White Eagle, 2 nd Chief Judicial with the Waccamaw, describes the Pow Wow as a gathering in which not only tribal people attend, but...
Minority Business | Road Trip

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In 1974, Henry J. Clark received his Residential Building and Remodeling State License for South Carolina, one of the first for Native Americans in this state. He built and sold many houses and...
Jenkins Orphanage Band | Road Trip

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Lonnie Hamilton and Joey Morant recall their experiences in the Jenkins Orphanage Band. Today, the Jenkins Orphanage Band no longer has a band to support foster kids at the orphanage, but the...
Penn Center History | Road Trip

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Joseph McDomick, Jr., former Penn Center project supervisor for over thirty years, talks about the history of the Penn Center. A history that began with the Port Royal Experiment in 1862 and the...
Atlantic Beach | Road Trip

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Atlantic Beach, nicknamed "The Black Pearl," was established about 1934 as an oceanfront community for blacks denied access by other area beaches by segregation. Many became year-round residents, but...