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A look at the wildlife and features of the Congaree National Park. (Part 6)
S.C. History
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A looking at the Congaree's bottomland, more in-depth. (Part 7)
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Understanding education and what can be learned at the Congaree National Park. (Part 9)
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This building, constructed around 1935, housed a Kress "five and dime" store with a lunch counter that served whites only. It was one of eight places in Columbia that saw student protests and sit-ins...
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Allen University, which was founded in 1881 by the African Methodist Episcopal Church, was named in honor of Richard Allen, founder of the denomination. Established four years after the University of...
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Benedict Institute was founded in 1870 by the American Baptist Home Mission Society to provide education for freedmen and their children. The school was named for Stephen Benedict, an abolitionist...
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The congregation of Bethel A.M.E. Church organized in 1866 and moved several times before constructing this church on Sumter Street in 1921. During the 1960s, Bethel A.M.E. served as a location for...
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During the days of Jim Crow segregation, the Theatre provided entertainment to African Americans, including movies, weekly talent shows, and special shows on Saturday mornings for children. Carver...
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South Carolina's Upcountry is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and includes the following counties: Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens and Spartanburg. There are...
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Thoroughbred Country includes Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg and Barnwell counties in Western South Carolina. Equestrian activities are very popular here.