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"S" is for Slave Religion. Enslaved Africans brought their traditional belief systems with them and little effort was made to evangelize them until the 1820s—because some slaveholder thought...
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"G" is for Grosvenor, Vertamae (1938-2016). Writer, culinary anthropologist. A native of Allendale County, Grosvenor moved with her family to Philadelphia when she was ten. After high school she lived...
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"G" is for Guerard, Benjamin (d. 1788). Governor. Guerard studied law in England and was admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1761. He served in the Commons House, but spent most of his time dealing...
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“S” is for Simkins, Modjeska Monteith [1899-1992] Educator, civil rights organizer, community activist. Simkins’s inspiration to become an advocate for the black community came from her parents. After...
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History *really* does not have to be boring! Knowitall.org's new series, "History In A Nutshell," historical events are explained in layman's terms, in ten minutes, or less! History In A Nutshell
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Part 2 of the D-Day: 40 Years Ago special of Carolina Journal. Veterans from both Axis and Allied powers gather to remember their experiences on D-Day, and to honor the fallen.
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Part 3 of the D-Day: 40 Years Ago special of Carolina Journal. Veterans from both Axis and Allied powers gather to remember their experiences on D-Day, and to honor the fallen.
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Malcolm Miller has an impressive collection of slides of Chartres Cathedral. In this segment, Miller shows a few slides, and explains the significance of each one, to illustrate the cathedral’s...
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Malcolm Miller continues his slideshow by reading a Bible excerpt featured on one of the stained glass windows at Chartres Cathedral. The excerpt Miller reads chronicles the fulfillment of Old...
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This segment covers the St. Julien family settling near Charleston, and building their home and plantation. William Hiott, Director of Clemson University Historical Properties, talks about why the...