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Wyatt Aiken (1863-1923) was the son of David Wyatt Aiken, a successful Abbeville farmer who led the South Carolina Patrons of Husbandry (the Grange), an organization which gave political power and a...
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Born in Charleston in 1806, William Aiken (1806-1887) attended Hurlburt School and the South Carolina College. After receiving an inheritance from his father, he became a successful rice planter on...
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Memorials to Vietnam War veterans, like this one in Greenville, were built after the war was over as part of the healing process that took place across the nation, as civilians and soldiers alike...
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Conservative opposition to the gains of the civil rights and student anti-war protests led to a brief resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan in South Carolina in the 1960s and 1970s. This KKK meeting was held...
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For a great many ordinary citizens, particularly those old enough to remember the wholehearted civilian support for the Second World War, college protests against the Vietnam War seemed unpatriotic...
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Other campuses experienced intense debates about the role students should take in the war. The Reserve Office Training Corps, or ROTC, became the focus both for those who supported and those who...
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The Vietnam War inspired student protests against U.S. actions on many college and university campuses, which often ended in violence between student protestors and campus or local municipal police...
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American involvement in the Vietnam War, stretching back to post-World War II support of our French ally in southeast Asia, reached a dramatic peak in 1968. That year, pilots who were trained at...
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On January 27, 1988, Jean Toal was chosen as the first woman to sit on the South Carolina State Supreme Court. Here, her family looks on as the vote confirming her election is announced in the Senate...
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An ecumenical service is conducted by Pope John Paul at the University of South Carolina's Williams-Brice Stadium on September 12, 1987. Courtesy of "The State" newspaper.
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South Carolina's postwar prosperity led to a building boom along its golden coastal area, the Grand Strand. The cares of the 1980s included a concern about the ability of the beaches to sustain...
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The congressional redistricting in 1981 led to the election of I. DeQuincey Newman as the first African-American South Carolina senator since the end of Reconstruction. Here, he greets some of his new...
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Marion Gressett (1902-1984, see Marion Gressett And Hyman Rubin) was first elected to the South Carolina state Senate from Calhoun County in 1937. A powerful political figure during the 1950s and...
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The power and right of African-Americans to vote, guaranteed by the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, has been a major driving force behind many of the economic, political, and educational gains made...
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South Carolina native Jesse Jackson, born in Greenville in poverty, became an important national African-American leader because of his charismatic personality and his organization of African-American...
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In 1979, Nancy Stevenson became the first woman elected to the office of lieutenant governor. One of the roles of lieutenant governor is to preside over the Senate. Photo by Vic Tutte, March 1979...
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James B. Edwards descends the steps of the State House with previous Governor John C. West at his January 15, 1975, inauguration as the first Republican governor of South Carolina since Reconstruction...
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What do you want to be when you grow up? Do you have knowledge or a skill that someone will want to pay for? It's never too early to think about your career choices. Meet nine year old Robert Charles...
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Learn about the responsibilities of borrowing money. Meet entrepreneur Aaron Moss, owner of Insert Name Here Designs. He's a 12th-grader who builds mobile applications for businesses.
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Learn how to save money. Meet entrepreneur Nick Gregory, owner of superplain, a t-shirt business.
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Learning about earning money or income from featured entrepreneurs. Meet Jim McMillan, owner and manager of Tiffany's Bakery and 8th grader, Gracie Cromer, owner of Gracie's Gourmet.
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Language: German, Topics: Visiting an Aquarium. A trip to the aquarium teaches some more advanced German vocabulary.
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Language: German, Topics: A Trip to the Museum. Students visit a museum and learn some more advanced German vocabulary.
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Language: German, Topics: Making a TV Show. Kids make a television show and learn some advanced German vocabulary in the process.
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Language: German, Topics: Playing Sports. Learn the German names for a variety of sports.
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Language: German, Topics: Discovering Art. Advanced German vocabulary dealing with various types of art.
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Language: German, Topics: Going to the Farm. Build upon existing German vocabulary about animals through this trip to a farm.
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Language: German, Topics: Going Camping. Learn some advanced German vocabulary related to camping.
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Language: German, Topics: Visiting a Horse Farm. A trip to a horse farm teaches some related German vocabulary words.