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Elizabeth Evelyn Wright’s dream of establishing a school in South Carolina would come true in 1897. Elizabeth Evelyn Wright, a graduate of Tuskegee Institute, had a deep desire to open a school where...
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There are many well-known African American entertainers from South Carolina, who made history. Let’s find out about a few: Clayton “Peg Leg” Bates worked as a child laborer in a cotton mill, where he...
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Located in Columbia, the Harriet Hancock Center is one of the few LGBTQ+ facilities in South Carolina providing a safe place and a variety of resources for its community, allies, and neighbors.
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All right! See if you can find the queen bee! Do you see her? What about here? Still nothing? (Ding) Good job! You must "bee" an expert!
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With five miles of South Carolina beaches, thousands of acres of marsh and maritime forest, a saltwater lagoon and ocean inlet, Hunting Island State Park is a natural attraction like no other. Hunting...
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Julia Mood Peterkin’ stories of plantation life and realistic African American characters captured the world’s attention. Julia Mood was born in Laurens County on Halloween in 1880. Her mother died...
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Known as the patron saint of Camden, King Hagler, chief of the Catawba Native American Indian tribe, had a reputation as a peacekeeper with other tribes and colonists.
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Lake Jocassee is a 75,000-acre reservoir outside of Salem, South Carolina and is considered the jewel of the Appalachian Mountains.
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Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune is hailed as one of the most influential African American educators and Civil Rights figures, during the first half of the 20th century. Born on a cotton farm in Mayesville, SC...
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South Carolina historian Mary C. Simms Oliphant became the first woman to receive the Order of the Palmetto. Born in Barnwell County, Mary C. Simms Oliphant was the granddaughter of novelist and...
