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Matthew Perry 102

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Matthew Perry
Episode 102
Upon returning home to Columbia, Matthew Perry established the Jenkins and Perry Law Firm, and became the chief legal counsel for the S.C. NAACP, where he began the battle toward the desegregation of...
Matthew Perry 103

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Matthew Perry
Episode 103
In 1975, after a nomination from Senator Strom Thurmond, then President Gerald Ford nominated Matthew Perry to a position on the U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Perry discusses what the Court of...
Matthew Perry 101

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Matthew Perry
Episode 101
Matthew Perry was born in Columbia, South Carolina, on August 3, 1921. Perry grew up in Columbia, and attended South Carolina State University, where he studied business administration. His education...
The Space Race Photo Gallery

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The Space Race Photo Gallery
This photo gallery includes the following images: United States Air Force Pilot Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager Bell X-1 Sputnik National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) Logo President Dwight D...
The Space Race, Part 1 1

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The Space Race, Part 1
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Part 1 briefly outlines the Cold War, and how the "Space Race" got started, with the Soviets' launching of Sputnik, in October, 1957. Next came the U.S. competing with the Soviets to launch a man into...
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The Space Race, Part 2
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Gemini is the not widely known bridge between Mercury, and the Apollo Program. Gemini would serve as the test-bed for Apollo; to prepare NASA for trips to the moon. After the successes with the Gemini...
What is the South in the 21st Century? | Take on the South 19

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What is the South in the 21st Century? | Take on the South
Episode 19
Since the 1930s a variety of scholars and pundits have lamented the passing of the American South. But, how were—and are—they defining the South? John Shelton Reed, one of the world’s foremost...