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Elizabeth O'Neill Verner (1883–1979) was an artist, author and preservationist from Charleston, South Carolina. She was one of the leading figures in the “Charleston Renaissance” movement, which...
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Carlisle Floyd is one of the foremost composers and librettists of opera in the United States. Born in Latta, South Carolina in 1926, Floyd earned degrees in piano and composition at Syracuse...
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Archibald Rutledge was born October 23, 1883 in McClellanville, South Carolina. He grew up at Hampton Plantation on the South Santee River. In 1904, Rutledge began writing stories, poems, and magazine...
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1857–1926 Ambrose E. Gonzales was not only an illustrious journalist but a businessman who, against tremendous odds, kept afloat and saw flourish The State newspaper, which he and his brother, N. G...
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Charles E. Daniel (1895–1964) Charles E. Daniel, founder of Daniel International Corporation, is credited with not only building many of the industrial plants that located in South Carolina during its...
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Wofford Benjamin Camp (1894–1986) Wofford B. "Bill" Camp rose from humble beginnings as a Cherokee County farm boy to become one of the most important thinkers in the history of agriculture. Although...
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Robert Middleton left St. Helena at age 18, returning 45 years later after serving in the army, studying at Howard University, and a career of social work in Washington, D.C. and on an Apache Indian...
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Live oaks with broad, lumbering branches and beards of Spanish moss are a common sight in South Carolina’s coastal area. The tree’s resistance to wind and sea spray buffer the coast from seasonal...
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Wil Lou Gray, Part 5 - Teaching Career Begins Wil Lou begins teaching at the rural school, though education was not considered a priority to many members of the community who were quite poor. Many...
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Wil Lou Gray, Part 6 - Fighting Illiteracy Wil Lou moved from the one room schoolhouse to a supervisor of many schools. She then refocused her efforts to fighting illiteracy in South Carolina and...