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Fairs Before The Civil War | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 2

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The fairs of yester-year were far different from the fairs we know today. Dr. Stroup discusses what fairs were like before The Civil War. In this time period, fairs were held locally, and each county...
The SC State Fair Today | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 6

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Today, a private board of trustees runs the SC State Fair. Walter Edgar recalls his younger years, and remembers the “girly shows” at the SC State Fair, which discontinued around 1975. The last of the...
The "Colored" State Fairs | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 5

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With the integration of Jim Crow laws in the 1890’s, there was the integration of the “Colored State Fair.” Dr. Stroup discusses the history of the “Colored State Fairs”, and how different factions...