U.S. History

The history of the United States beginning with the First Americans to Contemporary America in the 21st Century.
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G-Man: Life After FBI | Carolina Stories
Episode 7

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Melvin Purvis smoothly moved on from the FBI, making endorsements for various everyday items, like safety razors, cars, and cereal. The Junior G-Man Club for children, and the Park Brothers’ Melvin...
G-Man: Death And Legacy | Carolina Stories
Episode 8

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Melvin Purvis’ life tragically ended on February 29, 1960, due to an accidental discharge of a firearm. Some speculate that his death was suicide, while some others say that Purvis may have been...
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
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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...