South Carolina - Early 20th Century

1914 -1945. Meet South Carolinians who survived and succeeded during World War I (1914-1918), the Roaring Twenties (1920 -1929), and other major events during the early 20th century like The Great Depression (1929-39) and World War II (1939-1945).
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Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) | Road Trip
Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) | Road Trip

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In 1920, Mayesville native Mary McLeod Bethune founded Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona, Florida. In 1935, Bethune was named as head of the Division of Negro Affairs of the National Youth...
Colleton County - Tuskegee Training Ground
Colleton County - Tuskegee Training Ground

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In the late 1920's end 1930's a rough landing strip was made on the farm of C.C. Anderson just outside of Walterboro. Starting in 1941, as part of the World War II effort, the U.S. Government acquired...
Anderson County - Faith Cabin Library
Anderson County - Faith Cabin Library

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Because of near total neglect by state and county governments, black schools seldom had adequate libraries in the early twentieth century. This small log building was constructed by community...
Earth Day, Part 2 | Project Discovery
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Project Discovery looks further at the Ccngaree Swamp and how it became a protected park with an excerpt from the documentary "Roots in the River". (Part 2)