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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Julia Mood Peterkin | S.C. Hall of Fame
Julia Mood Peterkin | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Julia Mood was born in Laurens County on Halloween 1880. Her mother died when she was two years old. Julia, as a teenager, attended Converse College and received a Masters degree at an early age...
Oveta Glover | Civil Rights in S.C.
Oveta Glover | Civil Rights in S.C.

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Grades: 5 8 9 10 11 12

Civil Rights Youth Media Summit: Oveta Glover Interviewed by Cassie Nelson (Scott's Branch High School) and Tyesha Elder (A.C. Flora High School)
A. Lee M. Wiggins | Legacy of Leadership Profile
A. Lee M. Wiggins | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

A. Lee M. Wiggins (1891–1980) When Lee Wiggins graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1913, he moved to Hartsville to become secretary to David R. Coker, managing partner of J. L. Coker...
S.C. State House, Part 1 | Project Discovery Revisited
S.C. State House, Part 1 | Project Discovery Revisited

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Grades: 4 8

In the 1990s, the South Carolina legislature voted to set aside funding for some much-needed renovations to the state’s capitol building. To bring the building up to today’s standards, and to protect...
John C. Calhoun | S.C. Hall of Fame
John C. Calhoun | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Grades: 4 8

5-minute biography of the life of American politician and political theorist, John C. Calhoun. Through the use of archival material, scholar interviews, and historical illustrations, this program...
Robert V. Royall, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Interview
Robert V. Royall, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Interview

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Robert V. Royall (1934 - ) After David Beasley was elected governor of South Carolina in 1994, his first priority was choosing a secretary to head the Department of Commerce, a new Cabinet post that...
Eliza Lucas Pinckney | Legacy of Leadership Profile
Eliza Lucas Pinckney | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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

Eliza Lucas Pinckney (1722–1793) Eliza Lucas, who was born in 1722 in Antigua, was 16 when she took charge of her father's plantation near Charles Town and successfully managed it. In 1738, Lieutenant...
Thomas B. Pearce | Legacy of Leadership Profile
Thomas B. Pearce | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

A profile of Thomas Butler Pearce. (1888–1947) Tom Pearce built a small wholesale produce business into one of the nation's largest food distribution companies and still found time to serve his...