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Dr. Ernest E. Just | Scientific SC

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Produced by Darren K. Woodland Jr., 2017 Knowitall.org Spring Semester Intern ​Dr. Ernest E. Just was born in Charleston, S.C. in 1883. He was an African American biologist, teacher, and scholar who...
Alfred Huger | History of SC Slide Collection
Alfred Huger | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 74

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Alfred Huger (1788-1872), a noted Unionist and supporter of Andrew Jackson during the Nullification Controversy, was appointed by Jackson to be Postmaster in 1834, a post he held until 1865, when he...
Robert Y. Hayne | History of SC Slide Collection
Robert Y. Hayne | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 72

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Robert Y. Hayne (1791-1839) served as governor of South Carolina from 1832-1834. Hayne was born on his family's plantation, Pon Pon, in St. Paul's Parish. After studying law under Langdon Cheves...
Wade Hampton III | History of SC Slide Collection
Wade Hampton III | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 71

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Born in Charleston, Governor Wade Hampton III (1818-1902) was educated by private tutors and later graduated from the South Carolina College. He studied, but never practiced, law. Instead, Hampton...
Jane Bruce Guignard | History of SC Slide Collection
Jane Bruce Guignard | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 70

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Jane Bruce Guignard (1874-1960) was born in Aiken County, educated at the College for Women in Columbia (see Chicora College), and in 1900 entered the Women's Medical College in Philadelphia. She...
Anne King Gregorie | History of SC Slide Collection
Anne King Gregorie | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 66

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Anne King Gregorie (1887-1960), born in Porcher's Bluff near Mt. Pleasant, made significant contributions to the understanding and promotion of South Carolina history. A graduate of Winthrop College...
Maxcy Gregg | History of SC Slide Collection
Maxcy Gregg | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 64

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Maxcy Gregg (1814-1862) was born in Columbia, educated at South Carolina College, and admitted to the Columbia bar in 1839. He served as a Major in Milledge Bonham's Mexican War regiment, and argued...
Nathanael Greene | History of SC Slide Collection
Nathanael Greene | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 63

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Nathanael Greene (1742-1786) was raised in New England in a Quaker family, but helped organize local Rhode Island militia when the revolution approached, and in 1775 was appointed the commander of a...
James Glen | History of SC Slide Collection
James Glen | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 62

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James Glen (1701-1777) served as one of South Carolina's most effective colonial governors. Born in Scotland, appointed governor in 1738, he arrived in the colony in 1743 and served until 1756, longer...