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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 Why the Penn Center? | Road Trip
Why the Penn Center? | Road Trip

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Joseph McDomick, Jr, civil rights activist and former Penn Center employee, talks about why Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. chose to visit the Penn Center on many occasions during the civil rights...
 Black Social Workers | Road Trip
Black Social Workers | Road Trip

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Joseph McDomick, Jr., civil rights activist in Beaufort county, shares his story of helping to organize the Welfare Rights Organization (WRO) in Beaufort. McDomick relates how he and other community...
 Charlesfort | Project Discovery Revisited
Charlesfort | Project Discovery Revisited

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Archaeologists with the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology are working to uncover the site formerly known as Charlesfort, the settlement established by Huguenots seeking refuge...
 Billie Fleming on Farming | Road Trip
Billie Fleming on Farming | Road Trip

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Mr. Billie Fleming explains the hardship that farmers, teachers and anyone associated with the NAACP during the civil rights movement encountered in their communities from white citizens.
 James F. Byrnes | S.C. Hall of Fame
James F. Byrnes | S.C. Hall of Fame

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James Francis Byrnes (1882-1972) was born in Charleston and served in all three branches of the federal government. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1911–25) and in the Senate (1931–41)...
 Eliza Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame
Eliza Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Short biography of indigo planter and colonial entrepreneur Eliza Lucas Pinckney, another example of the enormous contribution the Pinckney family of South Carolina has made to the history of our...
 Elliott White Springs | S.C. Hall of Fame
Elliott White Springs | S.C. Hall of Fame

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"There's no such thing as bad publicity..." This remark, attributed to Irish playwright Brendan Behan, sums up the advertising philosophy of noted textile executive Elliott White Springs of Springs...