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In this section find South Carolinians who served in leadership roles that helped shape policies and bring change.

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Beth Elohim | South Carolina Public Radio Burke, Aedanus | South Carolina Public Radio

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Burke, Aedanus | South Carolina Public Radio
"B" is for Burke, Aedanus (1743-1802). Jurist, congressman. A native of Ireland, Burke arrived in South Carolina in 1775 and served in the militia during the Revolution. In 1780 he was elected a judge...
Beth Elohim | South Carolina Public Radio Brooks, Preston Smith | South Carolina Public Radio

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Brooks, Preston Smith | South Carolina Public Radio
"B" is for Brooks, Preston Smith (1819-1857). Congressman. Brooks attended Moses Waddel’s academy and the South Carolina College. In 1844, Edgefield District elected him to the General Assembly...
Beth Elohim | South Carolina Public Radio Bull, Stephen | South Carolina Public Radio

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Bull, Stephen | South Carolina Public Radio
"B" is for Bull, Stephen (d. 1800). Soldier, legislator. Descended from one of the first families of South Carolina, Stephen Bull was the nephew of Lieutenant Governor William Bull, Jr. Bull...
Brown, Edgar Allan | South Carolina Public Radio

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Brown, Edgar Allan | South Carolina Public Radio
"B" is for Brown, Edgar Allan (1888-1975). Legislator. At the age of sixteen, Brown learned shorthand and became a stenographer. In 1910, he passed the state bar exam. He represented Barnwell County...
Beth Elohim | South Carolina Public Radio Butler, Andrew Pickens | South Carolina Public Radio

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Butler, Andrew Pickens | South Carolina Public Radio
"B" is for Butler, Andrew Pickens (1796-1857). Jurist, U.S. senator. After graduating from South Carolina College, Butler passed the bar and soon settled in his native Edgefield to practice law. He...
Montagu, Lord Charles Greville | South Carolina Public Radio Moise, Edwin Warren | South Carolina Public Radio

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Moise, Edwin Warren | South Carolina Public Radio
"M" is for Moise, Edwin Warren (1832-1902). Lawyer, soldier, adjutant general. A native of Charleston, Moise began his career working for his uncle in Columbus, Georgia. Although he was a vocal...
Hunter, John | South Carolina Public Radio

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Hunter, John | South Carolina Public Radio
"H" is for Hunter, John (d. 1802). Congressman, U.S. senator. Little is known about Hunter’s early life. He owned considerable real estate in Pendleton District. In 1785, he was elected to the General...
Colleton, Sir John | South Carolina Public Radio

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Colleton, Sir John | South Carolina Public Radio
"C" is for Colleton, Sir John (1608-1666). Proprietor. Colleton was a soldier and courtier of King Charles I and spent more than, £40,000 of his own money to support the king during the English Civil...
Charleston Hospital Workers Strike - 1969 | South Carolina Public Radio Colhoun, John Ewing | South Carolina Public Radio

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Colhoun, John Ewing | South Carolina Public Radio
"C" is for Colhoun, John Ewing (ca. 1749-1802). U.S. senator. Born in Virginia, Colhoun moved with his family to Long Canes (present-day Abbeville County). He graduated from Princeton in 1774. During...
Michael's Story | Open Line (1983) 2

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Michael's Story | Open Line (1983)
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The Saint Joseph Institute for the Deaf, founded in 1837, prides itself in its auditory-oral philosophy; teaching its students how to lip read, in order to communicate with people in every day society...
Michael's Story | Open Line (1983) 1

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Michael's Story | Open Line (1983)
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In this SCETV documentary, Michael Tecklenburg, from Charleston, S.C., is a freshman at the University of South Carolina Honor’s College. He has been working to overcome his adversity, that being...
B. Michael's Progress 3

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B. Michael's Progress
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Senator Fritz Hollings was good friends with the Tecklenburg family, and took in Michael as an intern. After working for Sen. Hollings, Michael would find himself in Chicago, Illinois, working for the...
B. Michael's Progress 2

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B. Michael's Progress
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Here at the St. Joseph School for the Deaf, students are not taught sign language. Expectations for students, including Michael during his time, are very high at St. Joseph’s, and instead are taught...
Michael's Story | Open Line (1983) 4

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Michael's Story | Open Line (1983)
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Doctors and hospitals are now much more aware of early detection for deafness, compared to when Michael was growing up. After graduating from Chaminade Preparatory College, Michael is now enrolled in...
Michael's Story | Open Line (1983) 3

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Michael's Story | Open Line (1983)
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After being a student at St. Joseph’s Institute For The Deaf for four years, Michael Tecklenburg was taken into the care of the Speer family, while attending Chaminade Preparatory College. It was...
B. Michael's Progress 1

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B. Michael's Progress
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Michael Tecklenburg is pursuing a career in law and politics. But what makes Michael Tecklenburg stand out is that he is pursuing his education at Columbia University Law School, and his career, while...
Pinckney, Charles | South Carolina Public Radio

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Pinckney, Charles | South Carolina Public Radio
"P" is for Pinckney, Charles [1757-1784]. Planter, legislator, governor, statesman. In 1779, Pinckney began his public service as a member of the General Assembly. During the Revolution he...
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden | South Carolina Public Radio Rivers, Lucius Mendel | South Carolina Public Radio

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Rivers, Lucius Mendel | South Carolina Public Radio
“R” is for Rivers, Lucius Mendel [1905-1970]. Congressman. Rivers successfully passed the bar exam by reading law. In 1933 he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives and served...