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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A New Front, Part 4 4
A New Front, Part 4
Episode 4

Video

Grades: 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

With the number of casualties growing in the Italian campaign, the demand for doctors, nurses, and combat medics increased. Several veterans discuss their experiences enlisting, and what life and...
A New Front, Part 3 3
A New Front, Part 3
Episode 3

Video

Grades: 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Veterans of the 82nd Airborne, along with the Army’s 504th Regiment, recall their experiences fighting in the mountains of Italy. The terrain and the weather made the fight against the Germans all...
A New Front, Part 2 2
A New Front, Part 2
Episode 2

Video

Grades: 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Lou Fowler, a gunner on a B-24 Liberator bomber, recalls bailing out from his aircraft, which had suffered heavy damage from German anti-aircraft fire. After landing, he is captured by a German patrol...
A New Front, Part 1 1
A New Front, Part 1
Episode 1

Video

Grades: 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

To prepare for the allied invasion of France, American troops boarded ships headed for Great Britain. Many soldiers feared that they would not survive the trip to England, because of the German U...
A Time To Fight, Part 9 9
A Time To Fight, Part 9
Episode 9

Video

Grades: 8 9 10 11 12

The two most widely used bomber aircraft used by the U.S. in World War II were the Boeing B-17 “Flying Fortress,” and the Consolidated B-24 “Liberator.” During bombing runs, the two biggest fears...
The Heyward Brothers | Walter Edgar's Journal
The Heyward Brothers | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 3

Audio

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

In this segment, Walter Edgar discusses the Heyward Brothers, and their method of digging “rice dikes” for growing rice. The Heyward Brothers are seen as the pioneers of the tidal cultivation in South...
A Time To Fight, Part 6 6
A Time To Fight, Part 6
Episode 6

Video

Grades: 9 10 11 12

At the beginning of the war, South Carolinians prepared to fight in either Europe, or the Pacific. For many, their first taste of combat would be in North Africa. In this video segment, S.C. veterans...