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 Arthur Middleton | S.C. Hall of Fame
Arthur Middleton | S.C. Hall of Fame

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A brief biography of the life of Arthur Middleton, statesman and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Through the use of archival materials, scholar interviews, and historic landmarks and...
 Benjamin Mays | S.C. Hall of Fame
Benjamin Mays | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Benjamin Mays (1894-1984) was a minister, educator, scholar and social activist. He was known as the "Father of the Civil Rights Movement."
 Charles Duke | S.C. Hall of Fame
Charles Duke | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Inducted into the South Carolina Hall Of Fame, Charles Duke, Jr. is one of only twelve people to ever walk on the Moon as part of the historic Apollo 16 mission in 1972. Charles Moss "Charlie" Duke...
 Elizabeth O'Neill Verner | S.C. Hall of Fame
Elizabeth O'Neill Verner | S.C. Hall of Fame

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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...
 Ann Pamela Cunningham | S.C. Hall of Fame
Ann Pamela Cunningham | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Ann Pamela Cunningham (1816-1868) was a South Carolinian from Laurens County who led the effort to restore and preserve Mount Vernon, George Washington’s ancestral home in Virginia. She served as...
 Carlisle Floyd | S.C. Hall of Fame
Carlisle Floyd | S.C. Hall of Fame

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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...
 Donald Stuart Russell | S.C. Hall of Fame
Donald Stuart Russell | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Donald Stuart Russell (1906-1998) was a protégé of former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes. Russell was Governor of South Carolina from 1963-1965 and a U.S. Senator. He also served as President of...
 Cardinal Joseph Bernardin | S.C. Hall of Fame
Cardinal Joseph Bernardin | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Joseph Louis Bernardin was born in 1928 in Columbia, South Carolina, where there were not many Catholics. He was the son of Italian immigrants, with a younger sister Elaine. He was baptized and...
 William Gregg | Legacy of Leadership Profile
William Gregg | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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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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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...