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William S. Hall | S.C. Hall of Fame Governor Richard W. Riley | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Governor Richard W. Riley | S.C. Hall of Fame
Richard W. Riley was born January 2, 1933 in Greenville, South Carolina. He served in the South Carolina House of Representatives and Senate from 1963 to 1977 and was elected Governor of South...
Marian Wright Edelman | S.C. Hall of Fame Benjamin Mays | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Benjamin Mays | S.C. Hall of Fame
Benjamin Mays (1894-1984) was a minister, educator, scholar and social activist. He was known as the "Father of the Civil Rights Movement."
 Elizabeth O'Neill Verner | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Elizabeth O'Neill Verner | S.C. Hall of Fame
Elizabeth O'Neill Verner (1883–1979) was an artist, author and preservationist from Charleston, South Carolina. She was one of the leading figures in the “Charleston Renaissance” movement, which...
Henry Laurens | S.C. Hall of Fame Andrew Pickens | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Andrew Pickens | S.C. Hall of Fame
8-minute biography of the life of American Revolution militia leader and US Congressman, General Andrew Pickens. Through the use of available archival materials, scholar interviews, and historical...
Anne Worsham Richardson | S.C. Hall of Fame Carlisle Floyd | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Carlisle Floyd | S.C. Hall of Fame
Carlisle Floyd is one of the foremost composers and librettists of opera in the United States. Born in Latta, South Carolina in 1926, Floyd earned degrees in piano and composition at Syracuse...
Robert Mills | S.C. Hall of Fame Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Charles Cotesworth Pinckney | S.C. Hall of Fame
5-minute historical visualization of the biography of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney who is an example of the enormous contribution South Carolinians made to the formation of the government of the United...
 Ann Pamela Cunningham | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Ann Pamela Cunningham | S.C. Hall of Fame
Ann Pamela Cunningham (1816-1868) was a South Carolinian from Laurens County who led the effort to restore and preserve Mount Vernon, George Washington’s ancestral home in Virginia. She served as...
William S. Hall | S.C. Hall of Fame Donald Stuart Russell | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Donald Stuart Russell | S.C. Hall of Fame
Donald Stuart Russell (1906-1998) was a protégé of former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes. Russell was Governor of South Carolina from 1963-1965 and a U.S. Senator. He also served as President of...
Andrew Pickens | S.C. Hall of Fame Francis Marion | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Francis Marion | S.C. Hall of Fame
A historical visualization of Francis Marion's partisan campaigns during the American Revolution in South Carolina featuring the artwork of Illustrator James H. Palmer, Jr., combined with interviews...
 Governor James Burrows Edwards | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Governor James Burrows Edwards | S.C. Hall of Fame
James Burrows Edwards was born in Hawthorne, Florida, and was an officer in the U.S. Maritime Service during World War II. Edwards received a bachelor's degree in 1950 at the College of Charleston. He...