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.

The Role of the ROTC in the Vietnam War | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Role of the ROTC in the Vietnam War | History of SC Slide Collection

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Other campuses experienced intense debates about the role students should take in the war. The Reserve Office Training Corps, or ROTC, became the focus both for those who supported and those who...

College and University Campus Protests | History of SC Slide Collection

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College and University Campus Protests | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Vietnam War inspired student protests against U.S. actions on many college and university campuses, which often ended in violence between student protestors and campus or local municipal police...

Shaw Air Force Base Banner | History of SC Slide Collection

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Shaw Air Force Base Banner | History of SC Slide Collection

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American involvement in the Vietnam War, stretching back to post-World War II support of our French ally in southeast Asia, reached a dramatic peak in 1968. That year, pilots who were trained at...

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Jean Toal | History of SC Slide Collection

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On January 27, 1988, Jean Toal was chosen as the first woman to sit on the South Carolina State Supreme Court. Here, her family looks on as the vote confirming her election is announced in the Senate...

I. DeQuincey Newman | History of SC Slide Collection

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I. DeQuincey Newman | History of SC Slide Collection

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The congressional redistricting in 1981 led to the election of I. DeQuincey Newman as the first African-American South Carolina senator since the end of Reconstruction. Here, he greets some of his new...

Marion Gressett | History of SC Slide Collection

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Marion Gressett | History of SC Slide Collection

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Marion Gressett (1902-1984, see Marion Gressett And Hyman Rubin) was first elected to the South Carolina state Senate from Calhoun County in 1937. A powerful political figure during the 1950s and...

The Power and Right of African Americans to Vote | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Power and Right of African Americans to Vote | History of SC Slide Collection

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The power and right of African-Americans to vote, guaranteed by the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, has been a major driving force behind many of the economic, political, and educational gains made...

Jesse Jackson At "Re-Elect President Carter" Rally | History of SC Slide Collection

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Jesse Jackson At "Re-Elect President Carter" Rally | History of SC Slide Collection

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South Carolina native Jesse Jackson, born in Greenville in poverty, became an important national African-American leader because of his charismatic personality and his organization of African-American...

Nancy Stevenson, SC's First Woman Lieutenant Governor | History of SC Slide Collection

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Nancy Stevenson, SC's First Woman Lieutenant Governor | History of SC Slide Collection

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In 1979, Nancy Stevenson became the first woman elected to the office of lieutenant governor. One of the roles of lieutenant governor is to preside over the Senate. Photo by Vic Tutte, March 1979...

Inauguration of James B. Edwards | History of SC Slide Collection

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Inauguration of James B. Edwards | History of SC Slide Collection

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James B. Edwards descends the steps of the State House with previous Governor John C. West at his January 15, 1975, inauguration as the first Republican governor of South Carolina since Reconstruction...

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