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A 5-minute biography of the life of American Civil War era diarist Mary Boykin Chesnut. Through the use of available archival materials, scholar interviews, and historical illustrations this program...
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Williamsburg is a real town in Virginia that has been restored to the condition it was in over 200 years ago. Buildings of interest in this town include the courthouse, governor’s house, capitol, jail...
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This profile will show how Mary Jane McLeod Bethune, born to poor cotton farmers in Mayesville, S.C., would brilliantly start a school of her own with just $1.50, which became an internationally...
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Biography of the life of Declaration of Independence signer and noted statesman Thomas Heyward, Jr. Through the use of archival materials, scholar interviews, historic sites, and reenactments, this...
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William Gregg (1800-1867) was born in Charleston and was a leading advocate of Southern industrialization. He founded a successful cotton mill in Graniteville, South Carolina and brought the concept...
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Dr. William S. Hall (1915-1995) -- William S. Hall, M.D., served as the Superintendent for the S.C. State Hospital and became the first State Commissioner of Mental Health in S.C. After WWII, the S.C...
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A pioneer in grassroots citizenship education, Septima Clark was called the ‘‘Mother of the Civil Rights Movement’’ by Martin Luther King. Clark was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1898...
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Thomas Lynch Sr. (1727-1776) was a rice planter on the Santee River. One of his houses, Hopsewee, was built in 1749. Lynch attended St. James Santee Church and was a member of the Winyah Indigo...
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William Barret Travis and James Butler Bonham were born in what is now Saluda County. These two men fought and died at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. We will look back to their South Carolina roots...
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This is the story of William G. Farrow from Darlington, South Carolina, who was one of 80 volunteers who flew on the infamous Doolittle Raid during World War II. After bombing Japan only four months...