Manse Jolly | Carolina Stories - Episode 1

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This program explores the facts and legends surrounding Manse Jolly’s life. Jolly became a local icon in Anderson County, South Carolina in the years following the Civil War. He vowed to avenge the deaths of his five brothers and exact retribution from the Union soldiers who occupied the south during Reconstruction. His story is told through the recollections of his great-great nephew, Lawrence Henry Jolly, and interviews with historians. The program concludes with stories of personal encounters with Manse Jolly’s ghost as told by the current owners of the Manse Jolly House in Anderson, S.C.

Standards

• This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the continuities and changes experienced by Americans of various genders, positions, races, and social status during the Civil War.
  • This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the relationship between the Civil War and the experiences of women, African Americans, and the planter class in South Carolina.