From books to barbecue, from current events to colonial history, Walter Edgar's Journal delves into the arts, culture, history of South Carolina and the American South. (A production of South Carolina Public Radio.)
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Dr. Thomas analyzes the impact of introducing African-Americans into Confederate military service near the end of the Civil War. African-Americans completely disproved the notion of “racial...
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Dr. Rod Andrew, Jr. discusses the Pickens family’s early history, their Scots-Irish roots, and their transition from Northern Ireland to settling in the back country of colonial South Carolina. Dr...
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In this segment, Walter Edgar and John Slaughter discuss the high numbers of unknown casualties (wounded or killed) during the American Revolution, since many of those who fought were not in uniform...
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The fairs of yester-year were far different from the fairs we know today. Dr. Stroup discusses what fairs were like before The Civil War. In this time period, fairs were held locally, and each county...
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Dr. Waugh discusses the military career of one of the Union’s most prominent generals: General George McClellan, Westpoint Class of 1846, and his political ties in Washington D.C.
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Winston Groom discusses the mishaps General Ulysses S. Grant and his amphibious force faced with their attempts to take Vicksburg. Grant applied trial and error with different methods of trying to...
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Dr. Larry Watson discusses the motivations for South Carolina halting the importation of new slaves from Africa, between 1787 and 1803.
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In this segment, Cassandra King discusses how various people from all parts of Pat Conroy’s life wanted to honor him after his passing.
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This is an excerpt from the University of South Carolina public series, Conversations on the Civil War - 1863. Dr. Walter Edgar speaks to Dr. Thavolia Gylmph, Duke University, about the impact the...
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Dr. Symonds discusses what life was like for the typical Union and Confederate sailor during the blockade.
