S.C. History

South Carolina's historical events, people and places. Content has been curated to meet South Carolina Social Studies Standards.

Ku Klux Klan Resurgence in SC | History of SC Slide Collection

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Ku Klux Klan Resurgence in SC | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 5

Conservative opposition to the gains of the civil rights and student anti-war protests led to a brief resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan in South Carolina in the 1960s and 1970s. This KKK meeting was held...

Rally for Support of the Vietnam War | History of SC Slide Collection

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Rally for Support of the Vietnam War | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 4

For a great many ordinary citizens, particularly those old enough to remember the wholehearted civilian support for the Second World War, college protests against the Vietnam War seemed unpatriotic...

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

Episode 3

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

Episode 2

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

Episode 9

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...

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Pope John Paul II Visits Columbia | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 8

An ecumenical service is conducted by Pope John Paul at the University of South Carolina's Williams-Brice Stadium on September 12, 1987. Courtesy of "The State" newspaper.

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Building Boom Along the Grand Strand | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 7

South Carolina's postwar prosperity led to a building boom along its golden coastal area, the Grand Strand. The cares of the 1980s included a concern about the ability of the beaches to sustain...

I. DeQuincey Newman | History of SC Slide Collection

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I. DeQuincey Newman | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 6

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

Episode 5

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...

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