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Thomas Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame Thomas Sumter | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Thomas Sumter | S.C. Hall of Fame
A short biography of American Revolution militia leader and U.S. Congressman, General Thomas Sumter highlighting his military contributions during the War of Independence and his subsequent service as...
James Marion Sims | S.C. Hall of Fame Thomas Green Clemson | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Thomas Green Clemson | S.C. Hall of Fame
Thomas Green Clemson was born in Philadelphia in 1807. In 1838 he married Anna Maria Calhoun, daughter of South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun. Clemson served as U.S. ambassador to Belgium and later...
William S. Hall | S.C. Hall of Fame

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William S. Hall | S.C. Hall of Fame
Dr. William S. Hall (1915-1995) -- William S. Hall, M.D., served as the Superintendent for the S.C. State Hospital and became the first State Commissioner of Mental Health in S.C. After WWII, the S.C...
Marian Wright Edelman | S.C. Hall of Fame Septima Clark | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Septima Clark | S.C. Hall of Fame
A pioneer in grassroots citizenship education, Septima Clark was called the ‘‘Mother of the Civil Rights Movement’’ by Martin Luther King. Clark was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1898...
James F. Byrnes | S.C. Hall of Fame William Farrow | S.C. Hall of Fame

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William Farrow | S.C. Hall of Fame
This is the story of William G. Farrow from Darlington, South Carolina, who was one of 80 volunteers who flew on the infamous Doolittle Raid during World War II. After bombing Japan only four months...
Pierce Butler | S.C. Hall of Fame William "Singing Billy" Walker | S.C. Hall of Fame

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William "Singing Billy" Walker | S.C. Hall of Fame
"Amazing Grace: The Story of William "Singing Billy" Walker is about the Spartanburg resident, religious music composer and publisher. Walker became famous in the mid 1800's for changing the way...
Thomas Heyward Jr. | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Thomas Heyward Jr. | S.C. Hall of Fame
Biography of the life of Declaration of Independence signer and noted statesman Thomas Heyward, Jr. Through the use of archival materials, scholar interviews, historic sites, and reenactments, this...
Senator Strom Thurmond | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Senator Strom Thurmond | S.C. Hall of Fame
James Strom Thurmond (December 5, 1902—June 26, 2003) served 48 years as United States Senator from South Carolina. He was Governor of South Carolina from 1947-1951 and ran for President in 1948 as...
William Gilmore Simms | S.C. Hall of Fame

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William Gilmore Simms | S.C. Hall of Fame
William Gilmore Simms was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He was a poet, novelist, and historian whose work was a major force in antebellum Southern literature. He was called one of America’s best...
Marian Wright Edelman | S.C. Hall of Fame Matthew Perry | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Matthew Perry | S.C. Hall of Fame
Matthew James Perry, Jr. was born in Columbia, South Carolina, August 3, 1921. He attended law school at South Carolina State College and would play a central role in nearly every noteworthy civil...