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This indicator was designed to encourage inquiry into South Carolina’s changing agriculture, industry labor force, and political alignments. This indicator was also designed to promote inquiry into the relationship between South Carolina’s

Grade(s): 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

Textile Capital of the World | Let's Go!

Video

Grades: 8

The textile industry was the dominant industry in South Carolina for many years, but it became so successful that Greenville was even known as the "Textile Capital of the World." Greenville became so...

Working in the Textile Mills | Let's Go!

Video

Grades: 8

Upcountry History Museum volunteer, Charles Blakely, shares his experience working in a textile mill. Blakely, who worked in a mill in Laurens, S.C. for one summer, says working in a textile mill was...

Wade Hampton III Monument | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 4

Photo

Grades: 8

In the aftermath of the 1876 election, Wade Hampton III stood on the steps of the State House on November 28, 1876, urging his followers to avoid acts of violence. Hampton and the Democrats elected to...

Lemmon Hill Plantation, Part 1

Episode 1

Video

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

Project Discovery visits a restored plantation from the 1790s, built in Winnsboro, in Fairfield County.

20th Century, Part 2 | Conversations on SC History

Episode 18

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. South Carolina Enters the 20th Century, Part2 is discussed in two lessons: South Carolina – Major Role in World...

20th Century, Part 1 | Conversations on S.C. History

Episode 17

Video

Grades: 6 7 8

Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. South Carolina Enters the 20th Century, Part I is discussed in three lessons: Predominately agricultural through...

Between the Waters – Analyzing Historical Photographs Activity

Lesson

Grades: 5, 8

Students will examine and analyze the historical photographs found on the sites, Between the Waters, Georgetown County Digital Library, and the Belle W. Baruch Collection .

Last Auction: Mullins Then | Carolina Stories

Episode 3

Video

Grades: 8

The video, "Mullins Then" provides a look at Mullins in its best times. The Mullins community began when farming families settled here in the 1600s, The City of Mullins was formally established in...

Elliott White Springs | S.C. Hall of Fame

Video

Grades: 9 10 11 12

"There's no such thing as bad publicity..." This remark, attributed to Irish playwright Brendan Behan, sums up the advertising philosophy of noted textile executive Elliott White Springs of Springs...

Elliott White Springs | Legacy of Leadership Profile

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

A profile of Elliott White Springs. Elliott White Springs (1896–1959) Elliott White Springs was a man of so many talents that it would be difficult to choose any one of his accomplishments as his most...

Ambrose E. Gonzales | Legacy of Leadership Profile

Video

Grades: 6 7 8

1857–1926 Ambrose E. Gonzales was not only an illustrious journalist but a businessman who, against tremendous odds, kept afloat and saw flourish The State newspaper, which he and his brother, N. G...