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James Louis Petigru | S.C. Hall of Fame

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James Louis Petigru | S.C. Hall of Fame
James Louis Petigru (1789-1863) was a lawyer, jurist, and Unionist politician known for his famous quote “South Carolina is too small for a republic and too large for an insane asylum.” Petigru was...
Frances Ravenel Smythe Edmunds | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Frances Ravenel Smythe Edmunds | S.C. Hall of Fame
Frances Ravenel Smythe Edmunds achieved national recognition as an advocate for historic preservation. She graduated from the College of Charleston in 1939. In 1947, she founded the Historic...
Ernest "Fritz" Hollings | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Ernest "Fritz" Hollings | S.C. Hall of Fame
Ernest “Fritz” Hollings was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1922. He graduated from The Citadel in 1942 and served as an artillery officer in World War Two. After the war, he was elected to the...
A. Foster McKissick | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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A. Foster McKissick | Legacy of Leadership Profile
A. Foster McKissick (1869 – 1938) Anthony Foster McKissick was a major figure in the Southern textile industry and was also a college professor, scientist, state legislator, philanthropist, and...
Civil Rights Photography | Artopia 1

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Civil Rights Photography | Artopia
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Cecil J. Williams did a great deal of civil rights photography. Even as a young boy, before he understood what was going on, he took many important photographs.
Civil Rights Photography | Artopia 2

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Civil Rights Photography | Artopia
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Cecil J. Williams is a native of Orangeburg, South Carolina. He began taking documentary photographs of his community at the age of nine. By 15, he was working professionally as a freelancer for Jet...
Eliza Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Eliza Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame
Short biography of indigo planter and colonial entrepreneur Eliza Lucas Pinckney, another example of the enormous contribution the Pinckney family of South Carolina has made to the history of our...
Elliott White Springs | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Elliott White Springs | S.C. Hall of Fame
"There's no such thing as bad publicity..." This remark, attributed to Irish playwright Brendan Behan, sums up the advertising philosophy of noted textile executive Elliott White Springs of Springs...