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Richard Furman | History of SC Slide Collection

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Richard Furman | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 57
Richard Furman (1755-1825) was a Baptist clergyman and educator. Born in Esopus, New York, Furman came to Charleston with his family as an infant. They moved to the High Hills of the Santee in May...
Thomas Cooper | History of SC Slide Collection

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Thomas Cooper | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 45
A scientist and educator, born in Westminster, England, Thomas Cooper (1759-1839) attended Oxford but never graduated. An industrial career, in which he successfully used chlorine as a bleaching agent...
Septima Poinsett Clark | History of SC Slide Collection

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Septima Poinsett Clark | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 41
Septima Poinsett Clark (1898-1987) was a pioneering African-American teacher in the Lowcountry. A graduate of Avery Institute (see The Avery Institute In Charleston), Mrs. Clark taught at a two...
James H. Carlisle | History of SC Slide Collection

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James H. Carlisle | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 35
James H. Carlisle (1825-1909), president of Wofford College from 1850-1904, was responsible for the emergence of this Methodist school as an outstanding liberal arts college by the late 19th century...
Septima Clark | Periscope

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Septima Clark | Periscope
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In 1916, Septima Clark was a young African American teacher looking forward to her first teaching assignment in South Carolina. There, she learned firsthand about the poverty and inequality in...
Mary McLeod Bethune, Educator | Periscope

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Mary McLeod Bethune, Educator | Periscope
Episode 3
At a time when there were few educational opportunities for African Americans, Mary McLeod Bethune created schools and a thriving college for them. Mary was born in Mayesville, South Carolina to freed...