South Carolina - Late 19th Century

1865-1900. The late 19th century included recovery and many changes as a result of the American Civil War. African Americans experienced a number of ups and downs after the emancipation. The women's suffrage movement began to take shape. Agriculture systems changed drastically and many laborers began working in fast-growing industries like textile mills.
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Anna Hyatt Huntington | S.C. Hall of Fame
Anna Hyatt Huntington | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Born in 1876, Anna Vaughn Hyatt came from a family that supported her interest in animals and the arts. Her mother and sister were both artists. Her father was a professor of paleontology, and she...
James Marion Sims | S.C. Hall of Fame
James Marion Sims | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Grades: 5 8

James Marion Sims (1813-1883) was a medical doctor and surgeon who became known as the “Father of Modern Gynecology.” Sims was born in Lancaster, South Carolina, and practiced in Montgomery, Alabama...
A. Foster McKissick | Legacy of Leadership Profile
A. Foster McKissick | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

A. Foster McKissick (1869 – 1938) Anthony Foster McKissick was a major figure in the Southern textile industry and was also a college professor, scientist, state legislator, philanthropist, and...
Bernard Baruch | S.C. Hall of Fame
Bernard Baruch | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Bernard Mannes Baruch was by all accounts one of the most famous and influential Americans of his era -- and certainly one of the wealthiest. Born in South Carolina in 1870, Baruch was a governor of...
William Gregg | Legacy of Leadership Profile
William Gregg | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

William Gregg (1800–1867) William Gregg, jeweler, watchsmith, champion of industry, and founder of the Graniteville Company, was known as the father of Southern cotton manufacturing. Gregg was born...
James Lide Coker | Legacy of Leadership Profile
James Lide Coker | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

James Lide Coker (1837–1918) Farmer, father, soldier, businessman, merchant, banker, railroad man, industrialist—those are only a few of the titles describing James Lide Coker, who for nearly 60 years...
Anne Austin Young 111
Anne Austin Young
Episode 111

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Anne Austin Young, Part 11 - Conclusion Anne uses her experiences at the state mental hospital to become a valued doctor and a South Carolina heroine. In a time period when women were expected to fill...
Presbyterian College | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women 102
Presbyterian College | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
Episode 102

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Grades: 3 4 5

Anne Austin Young, Part 2 - Anne Attends Presbyterian College Anne’s educational success at Presbyterian College creates opportunities and challenges in her time. In a time period when women were...