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

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

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

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

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...
 The Rise Of Cotton In SC | Walter Edgar's Journal
The Rise Of Cotton In SC | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 5

Audio

With the invention of the “Cotton Gin” by Eli Whitney, combined with methods we would today call “scientific plant breeding,” the cotton industry boomed in South Carolina, in the early 19th century...
 Supply And Demand For Cotton  | Walter Edgar's Journal
Supply And Demand For Cotton | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 6

Audio

With the success of cotton in South Carolina, entrepreneurs in other states looked to cash in on the success of cotton plantations. When the cotton economy and market-shares begin to decline in S.C...
 A Time To Fight, Part 6 6
A Time To Fight, Part 6
Episode 6

Video

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...