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South Carolina - Late 20th & Early 21st Centuries

1945 -  Present. Meet South Carolinians who made significant contributions during Cold War America (1945-1991) and The Civil Rights Movement (1947 - 1972). Learn how the political and economic landscape evolved in South Carolina too.
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L. Marion Gressette 102

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L. Marion Gressette
Episode 102
Senators James Waddell and Rembert Dennis, Lieutenant Governor Nancy Stevenson, and Governor Richard Riley speak at the ceremony for the new State Senate office building, named in L. Marion Gressette...
L. Marion Gressette 103

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L. Marion Gressette
Episode 103
In this segment, Jim Welch interviews L. Marion Gressette about his thoughts on the building dedication ceremony, and what Gressette believes were his greatest achievements and disappointments in his...
William Jennings Bryan Dorn 101

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William Jennings Bryan Dorn
Episode 101
Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn returns to his home in Greenwood, South Carolina, to run for governor. While his name is not an everyday, household name, W.J. Bryan Dorn left an indelible mark...
William Jennings Bryan Dorn 102

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William Jennings Bryan Dorn
Episode 102
Washington D.C. was never considered home for Congressman W.J. Bryan Dorn. For Dorn, home was always Greenwood, South Carolina. His family lived in the Barratt Home, built in 1855, and bought by Dorn...
William Jennings Bryan Dorn 103

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William Jennings Bryan Dorn
Episode 103
After the governor seat slipped by W.J. Bryan Dorn a third time, he threw his support behind candidate Dick Riley, who won the election. Dorn devoted the final years of his political career to his...
Ernest "Fritz" Hollings 101

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Ernest "Fritz" Hollings
Episode 101
The first segment chronicles Ernest F. “Fritz” Hollings’ early life, education, and rise to political power. Hollings graduated from The Citadel in 1942, and served for thirty three months in the U.S...
Ernest "Fritz" Hollings 102

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Ernest "Fritz" Hollings
Episode 102
A Catholic nun introduced Fritz Hollings to a world he never knew existed: hunger and starvation. Disgusted by the poor living conditions of the destitute, Hollings made an effort to help improve the...
Briggs v. Elliott | South Carolina Public Radio

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Briggs v. Elliott | South Carolina Public Radio
"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...
Chapin, Sarah Flournoy Moore | South Carolina Public Radio Coker Pedigreed Seed Company | South Carolina Public Radio

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Coker Pedigreed Seed Company | South Carolina Public Radio
"C" is for Coker's Pedigreed Seed Company. Coker's Pedigreed Seed Company had its origins in the efforts of David R. Coker to develop and market a highly productive variety of upland cotton.. The...