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John Dillinger

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John Herbert Dillinger is remembered as arguably the most infamous bank robber in American history. Dillinger’s crime spree across the Midwest lasted from June 1933 to July 1934. The FBI’s J. Edgar...
Life in The Roaring Twenties | Gracie and Lacy

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Students will be immersed in the music, dance, culture and history of the Roaring Twenties in this infotainment-style program. Entertainers and teaching artists Gracie and Lacy engage students through...
G-Man: Introduction | Carolina Stories
Episode 1

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During the 1920’s and 1930’s, Prohibition drove liquor sales underground, and gangsters rose to power, one of which was the infamous Al Capone. While most people endured the grueling conditions of the...
G-Man: Early Life | Carolina Stories
Episode 2

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Melvin Purvis was born in 1903, the first son of a large family from Timmonsville. He studied law at the University of South Carolina without much enthusiasm, but graduated in 1925. When his love...
G-Man: The John Dillinger Case | Carolina Stories
Episode 4

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The brutality of the Kansas City Massacre shocked the nation, and Attorney General Homer Cummings began to expand his campaign on federal authority over crime. Cummings’ twelve point crime program...
G-Man: Charlie "Pretty Boy" Floyd | Carolina Stories
Episode 5

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Following the death of John Dillinger, Charlie “Pretty Boy” Floyd became public enemy number one. He was wanted for his involvement in the Kansas City Massacre, along with the robbing of over thirty...
G-Man: Final Days In The FBI | Carolina Stories
Episode 6

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With the FBI’s rise of popularity, the entertainment industry stepped in to influence popular culture. It seemed that every fictional agent seen in movies, pulp magazines, and comics were modeled...
Kings Mountain State Park | Destination: SC Parks

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Kings Mountain State Park is located in the Piedmont region of South Carolina. It's next to the Kings Mountain Military Park. There are over 80 buildings built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)...