Historian Walter Edgar mines the riches of the South Carolina Encyclopedia to bring you South Carolina from A to Z.

 
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Beech Island | South Carolina Public Radio
Beech Island | South Carolina Public Radio

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"B" is for Beech Island [Aiken County; population 4,834]. Named for the beech trees growing in the wetlands of the nearby Savannah River swamp—and possibly a dead river island—Beech Island began in...
Berkeley County | South Carolina Public Radio
Berkeley County | South Carolina Public Radio

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"B" is for Berkeley County [1,098 sq. miles; population 142,651]. Created on May 10, 1682, Berkeley was one of South Carolina's first three counties. It was named for two of the Lords Proprietors...
Black Business Districts | South Carolina Public Radio
Black Business Districts | South Carolina Public Radio

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“B” is for Black Business Districts. Prior to the Civil War, free persons of color in South Carolina owned businesses—generally in the service industry—such as blacksmith and harness shops. These...
Black Codes | South Carolina Public Radio
Black Codes | South Carolina Public Radio

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“B” is for Black Codes [1865-1866]. In 1865, with little direction forthcoming from Washington, the states of the former Confederacy drew up “Black Codes” to clarify the standing of African Americans...
Black River | South Carolina Public Radio
Black River | South Carolina Public Radio

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“B” is for Black River. The Black River takes its name from its tea-colored waters. The river begins in the Sandhills of Lee County, and is joined at Rocky Bluff Swamp near Sumter. The Pocotaligo...
Black Seventh District | South Carolina Public Radio
Black Seventh District | South Carolina Public Radio

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“B” is for the “Black” Seventh District. After the 1880 census, South Carolina was awarded an additional two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Redistricting gave the state’s white Democrats...
Blackville | South Carolina Public Radio
Blackville | South Carolina Public Radio

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“B” is for Blackville [Barnwell County; population 2,973]. Incorporated in 1837, Blackville originated as a depository on the South Carolina Railroad. It was named for Alexander Black, a railroad...
Blackwood, Ibra Charles | South Carolina Public Radio
Blackwood, Ibra Charles | South Carolina Public Radio

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"B" is for Blackwood, Ibra Charles [1878-1936]. Governor. After graduating from Wofford, Blackwood read law and was admitted to the bar. He represented Spartanburg in the General Assembly and served...
Blair, Frank | South Carolina Public Radio
Blair, Frank | South Carolina Public Radio

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“B” is for Blair, Frank [1915-1995]. Broadcaster, author. A native of Yemassee, Blair served in the Navy during World War II. A deep-voiced broadcaster, a mainstay of NBC’s “The Today Show” from 1952...
Blake, Joseph | South Carolina Public Radio
Blake, Joseph | South Carolina Public Radio

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“B” is for Blake, Joseph [1663-1700]. Governor. Born in England, Blake was a leader of the Dissenter political faction in South Carolina and a supporter of the Lords Proprietors in their disputes with...
Briggs v. Elliott | South Carolina Public Radio
Briggs v. Elliott | South Carolina Public Radio

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"B" is for Briggs v. Elliott (1954). Briggs v. Elliott was one of five cases, collectively entitled Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka, Shawnee, KS, et al., argued before the U.S. Supreme...
Brodie, Laura | South Carolina Public Radio
Brodie, Laura | South Carolina Public Radio

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"B" is for Brodie, Laura (1908-2004). Herpetologist. Born on a farm in Lexington County, Brodie began collecting snakes and frogs as a young child. By her teens she had converted an outbuilding into...
Brookgreen Gardens | South Carolina Public Radio
Brookgreen Gardens | South Carolina Public Radio

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"B" is for Brookgreen Gardens. The Archer M. and Anna Hyatt Huntington Sculpture Gardens at Brookgreen rests on thirty acres of display gardens in the middle of some 9,100 acres of the South Carolina...
Brooks, Preston Smith | South Carolina Public Radio
Brooks, Preston Smith | South Carolina Public Radio

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"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...