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View South Carolina history and other historical stories from South Carolina ETV's public affairs program, Palmetto Scene.

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 Remembering The Holocaust 1
Remembering The Holocaust
Episode 1

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Listen to the woman who found Anne Frank’s diary after the Secret Annex was discovered by the Nazis.
 Remembering The Holocaust 2
Remembering The Holocaust
Episode 2

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Experience and explore the University of South Carolina’s Anne Frank Center, the first of its kind in North America.
 Remembering The Holocaust 4
Remembering The Holocaust
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A special vocal performance by Cantor Rabbi Levi Marrus HONORING the victims…and survivors of the Holocaust.
 A Hero's Welcome Home: The Vietnam Experience
A Hero's Welcome Home: The Vietnam Experience

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Grades: 5 8 10

Patriots Point brings the history of the Vietnam War to life in this fully immersive 2 ½ acre exhibit called the Vietnam Experience. From viewing dog tags at the beginning of the exhibit, 895 South...
 A Segregated Military | Palmetto Scene
A Segregated Military | Palmetto Scene

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Grades: 3 4 5

B.S. Plair of Rock Hill, South Carolina, served for the Montford Point Marines in 1945, until he was honorably discharged in 1946. The Montford Point Marines were based in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina...
 Catawba Art Exhibit | Palmetto Scene
Catawba Art Exhibit | Palmetto Scene

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

In the late 1990s, the Catawba Nation received federal recognition. Photojournalist and Filmmaker Catherine Bauknight set out to document the revival of the tribe. Her photo essay exhibit at the...
 Former Slave Elias Hill's Untold Story | Palmetto Scene
Former Slave Elias Hill's Untold Story | Palmetto Scene

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Grades: 3 4 5

Allison Creek Presbyterian Church Pastor, Sam McGregor, explains, “It’s the greatest story of African American liberation that’s never been told…that centered around the life of Elias Hill, who was a...
 Henry Louis Gates Talks Reconstruction | Palmetto Scene
Henry Louis Gates Talks Reconstruction | Palmetto Scene

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. joined South Carolina ETV's Beryl Dakers in Beaufort, South Carolina to discuss his latest project, Reconstruction: America After the Civil War. RECONSTRUCTION: AMERICA...
 History of Halloween | Palmetto Scene
History of Halloween | Palmetto Scene

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Costumes, candy, haunted houses, and ghost stories...everything we think of when it comes to Halloween, but it wasn’t always this way. We take a look at how this spooky holiday has transformed over...
 Huck's Defeat | Palmetto Scene
Huck's Defeat | Palmetto Scene

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

At Historic Battonsville, reenactors brings back the Battle of Huck's Defeat. Huck's Defeat was a battle during the American Revolutionary War that occurred in York County, South Carolina on July 12...
 Juneteenth Celebration | Palmetto Scene
Juneteenth Celebration | Palmetto Scene

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day, Freedom Day, or Emancipation Day, is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. During Rock Hill's...
 Meet Harold Hatcher, Chief of the Waccamaw Indian People
Meet Harold Hatcher, Chief of the Waccamaw Indian People

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

No great man became great by doing what his predecessors did. Great people see things that are wrong and fix them. These are the words that Chief Hatcher lives by. Harold Hatcher is the chief of the...
 Meet the Freedom Walkway Artists  | Palmetto Scene
Meet the Freedom Walkway Artists | Palmetto Scene

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

On January 31, 1961, civil rights history was made in South Carolina. African American students from Friendship Junior College walked a mile to stage a sit-in at a segregated lunch counter on Main...
 SC Veteran Remembers the Vietnam War
SC Veteran Remembers the Vietnam War

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Grades: 5 8 10

From June 1969 through June 1970, Army Specialist 5th Class Karl Naugle served in the Vietnam War. As an artillery surveyor, his job was to drop into an area and mark the location for support cannons...
 SC Veterans Recall Bob Hope and His Vietnam USO Shows
SC Veterans Recall Bob Hope and His Vietnam USO Shows

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Starting in World War II, Bob Hope began a tradition of visiting troops during the holiday season. The United Service Organization (USO) started sending Hollywood and radio entertainers to perform...
 The Friendship Nine: Charges Cleared | Palmetto Scene
The Friendship Nine: Charges Cleared | Palmetto Scene

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Over 50 years ago nine young African American students, known as the Friendship Nine, were jailed after sitting at a whites only counter in downtown Rock Hill. Yesterday they were back in court, but...
 The USS Yorktown | Palmetto Scene
The USS Yorktown | Palmetto Scene

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Grades: 3 4 5

We celebrate the 4th of July with a special look at the USS Yorktown located in Charleston, S.C. We learn how this carrier went from battle to victory during World War II. Also, a tour of all that...
 The Vietnam Experience 360 | Palmetto Scene
The Vietnam Experience 360 | Palmetto Scene

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Grades: 5 8 10

Patriots Point brings the history of the Vietnam War to life in this fully immersive 2 ½ acre exhibit. Walk through the exhibit to experience the sights and sounds of the Vietnam Experience with this...