S.C. History

South Carolina's historical events, people and places. Content has been curated to meet South Carolina Social Studies Standards.
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Evans, Matilda Arabella | South Carolina Public Radio
Evans, Matilda Arabella | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

“E” is for Evans, Matilda Arabella [1872-1935]. Physician. A native of Aiken, Evans attended Schofield Normal and Industrial School, Oberlin College’s preparatory school, and the Women’s Medical...
Gray, Wil Lou | South Carolina Public Radio
Gray, Wil Lou | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8

“G” is for Gray, Wil Lou [1883-1984]. Educator, public servant. Gray was a native of Laurens where members of her family were influential civic leaders, devoted Methodists, and contributors to the...
Drovers | South Carolina Public Radio
Drovers | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

“D” is for Drovers. From around 1800 until the 1880s, livestock from Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and North Carolina were driven through Greenville County to the seaport at Charleston—destined for...
Charleston Mercury | South Carolina Public Radio
Charleston Mercury | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

“C” is for the Charleston Mercury. Although begun as a literary journal, the Charleston Mercury developed into one of the state’s most radical and combative newspapers. In 1821, a local bookseller...
Londonborough Township | South Carolina Public Radio
Londonborough Township | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8

“L” is for Londonborough Township. At times referred to as Belfast and Londonderry, the 22,000-acre Londonborough Township was laid out on Hard Labor Creek in 1762. Originally designed to provide a...
Furman, Richard | South Carolina Public Radio
Furman, Richard | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

“F” is for Furman, Richard [1755-1825]. Minister, educator. In 1770, Furman’s family moved from New York to the High Hills of the Santee. Under the influence of a local minister, Furman abandoned his...
The Emancipation Proclamation | Walter Edgar's Journal
The Emancipation Proclamation | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 1

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

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 President Lincoln...
Hines, John Elbridge | South Carolina Public Radio
Hines, John Elbridge | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8

“H” is for Hines, John Elbridge [1910-1997]. Clergyman. Civil Rights advocate. A native of Seneca, Hines graduated from Sewanee and Virginia Theological Seminary. After being ordained an Episcopal...