S.C. History

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

Senator Ben Tillman's "Cow Cartoons" | History of SC Slide Collection

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Senator Ben Tillman's "Cow Cartoons" | History of SC Slide Collection

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Senator Ben Tillman's "cow cartoons." Elected to the United States Senate in 1894, Tillman went to Washington determined to give the business end of a pitchfork to what he considered federal waste of...

South Carolina State Legislature, 1874 | History of SC Slide Collection

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South Carolina State Legislature, 1874 | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 7

The South Carolina State Legislature in 1874 was known as the "Republican House," a majority of whom were African-American. Engraving from "Leslie's Illustrated Weekly," September 26, 1874. Courtesy...

Portrait of Daniel H. Chamberlain, 1864 | History of SC Slide Collection

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Portrait of Daniel H. Chamberlain, 1864 | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 6

Portrait of Daniel H. Chamberlain, 1864. The events surrounding his election to the governorship in 1876 are dramatic enough to make into a movie or a television series, and can scarcely be done...

63 Members of 1868 Reconstruction Legislature | History of SC Slide Collection

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63 Members of 1868 Reconstruction Legislature | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 5

This "composite photograph" brings together 63 members of the 1868 Reconstruction legislature of South Carolina. Of that body, 50 were African-American, 30 were white. Colonel James G. Gibbes of...

Wade Hampton III Monument | History of SC Slide Collection

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Wade Hampton III Monument | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 4

In the aftermath of the 1876 election, Wade Hampton III stood on the steps of the State House on November 28, 1876, urging his followers to avoid acts of violence. Hampton and the Democrats elected to...

The Present Stage Reconstruction Cartoon | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Present Stage Reconstruction Cartoon | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 3

In this Reconstruction-era cartoon labeled "The Present Stage," Governor Franklin Moses, Jr. (see Franklin I. Moses) is pictured in the embrace of African-American voters. Moses had been a supporter...

Chester County Courthouse | History of SC Slide Collection

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Chester County Courthouse | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Chester County courthouse was the site of a meeting of the Union League, the Republican organization that dominated Reconstruction politics in the county, uniting African-Americans and a few...

The Constitution of 1868 | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Constitution of 1868 | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Constitution of 1868. Dominated by radical Republicans, the U.S. Congress closed down the South's state governments in 1867 and ordered each state to call a constitutional convention. The Union...

The Emancipation Proclamation | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Emancipation Proclamation | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 42

The Emancipation Proclamation has often been misunderstood, even by those who admire it. Abraham Lincoln disliked the system of slavery, but he made it clear from the beginning that the war effort was...

Currency During the Civil War | History of SC Slide Collection

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Currency During the Civil War | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 41

Both the Union and the Confederacy had to resort to creative efforts to finance the heavy expenses of the Civil War. Both taxed their citizens. That was not enough, and both governments resorted to...

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