N. Post-War Years

Richard Nixon Appeals to S.C. Dixiecrats | History of SC Slide Collection

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In 1960, Richard M. Nixon attempted to appeal to South Carolina Democrats who were unhappy with their national party's choice for president, Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy. In a cartoon...

South Carolina: "Heart of the Solid South" | History of SC Slide Collection

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Since the end of Reconstruction, South Carolina had been regarded as the heart of the "Solid South," where only the Democratic Party elected officeholders on either the state or national level. The...

African American Picket Protesters | History of SC Slide Collection

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African-American protestors of segregation picket restaurants and stores on Main Street in Columbia, sometime around 1960, proclaiming "Together We Stand, Divided We Fall." Courtesy of the South...