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Charles Hallette Judson | History of SC Slide Collection

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Charles Hallette Judson | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 80
Charles Hallette Judson (1820-1898), a leading Baptist educator, came to South Carolina in 1857 as a professor of mathematics and mechanics at Furman University. During the Civil War he also took...
Richard Furman | History of SC Slide Collection

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Richard Furman | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 57
Richard Furman (1755-1825) was a Baptist clergyman and educator. Born in Esopus, New York, Furman came to Charleston with his family as an infant. They moved to the High Hills of the Santee in May...
Thomas Cooper | History of SC Slide Collection

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Thomas Cooper | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 45
A scientist and educator, born in Westminster, England, Thomas Cooper (1759-1839) attended Oxford but never graduated. An industrial career, in which he successfully used chlorine as a bleaching agent...
Septima Poinsett Clark | History of SC Slide Collection

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Septima Poinsett Clark | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 41
Septima Poinsett Clark (1898-1987) was a pioneering African-American teacher in the Lowcountry. A graduate of Avery Institute (see The Avery Institute In Charleston), Mrs. Clark taught at a two...
James H. Carlisle | History of SC Slide Collection

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James H. Carlisle | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 35
James H. Carlisle (1825-1909), president of Wofford College from 1850-1904, was responsible for the emergence of this Methodist school as an outstanding liberal arts college by the late 19th century...
Mary McLeod Bethune, Educator | Periscope

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Mary McLeod Bethune, Educator | Periscope
Episode 3
At a time when there were few educational opportunities for African Americans, Mary McLeod Bethune created schools and a thriving college for them. Mary was born in Mayesville, South Carolina to freed...
Wil Lou Gray | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Wil Lou Gray | S.C. Hall of Fame
Wil Lou Gray, born in Laurens, S.C. in 1883 devoted her life to the education of the under-served in rural S.C., teaching them to read and write in her campaign to abolish illiteracy.
Mary McLeod Bethune | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Mary McLeod Bethune | S.C. Hall of Fame
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...
Robert Bass | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Robert Bass | S.C. Hall of Fame
Dr. Robert Duncan Bass (1904-1983) was born in Scranton, South Carolina (Florence County). He received degrees from the University of South Carolina and became one of the nation's leading scholars of...
Mary Simms Oliphant | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Mary Simms Oliphant | S.C. Hall of Fame
Mary Simms Oliphant (1891-1988), granddaughter of novelist and historian William Gilmore Simms, wrote the South Carolina History textbook used in public schools. She was Director of the State Public...
A. Foster McKissick | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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A. Foster McKissick | Legacy of Leadership Profile
A. Foster McKissick (1869 – 1938) Anthony Foster McKissick was a major figure in the Southern textile industry and was also a college professor, scientist, state legislator, philanthropist, and...