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Public schools observe John C. Calhoun's birthday, March 18, as South Carolina Day.

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Harvester Tipping a Load of Cotton Into a Wagon | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 6

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Harvester tipping a load of cotton into a wagon in Calhoun County, September 1968. Although the U.S. Department of Agriculture began experimenting with mechanical cotton pickers in the 1920s, they...

A Keowee Church Farm Cotton Picking | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 5

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"A Keowee Church Farm Cotton Picking." This photograph of whites picking cotton, taken around 1900 in York County, is from the collection of Miss Margaret Gist. She was active in the missionary...

A Cotton Field During Harvesting in Aiken | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 4

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A cotton field during harvesting in Aiken. Courtesy of the Aiken County Historical Museum.

The Boll Weevil | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 3

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Woodcut by Anna Heyward Taylor of a boll weevil. As early as 1728, a cotton weevil was reported in North Carolina, but the pest now known by the name of "boll weevil" did not become a major threat to...

Ripened Bolls of Short-Staple Cotton | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 2

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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...

Cotton in Bloom in Florence County | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 1

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Cotton in bloom in Florence County, August 30, 1967. Photo by L.W. Riley. Courtesy of the Clemson University Libraries.

Gospel Music | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8

"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...