U.S. History

The history of the United States beginning with the First Americans to Contemporary America in the 21st Century.

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Memorials to Vietnam War Veterans | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 6

Memorials to Vietnam War veterans, like this one in Greenville, were built after the war was over as part of the healing process that took place across the nation, as civilians and soldiers alike...

Rally for Support of the Vietnam War | History of SC Slide Collection

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Rally for Support of the Vietnam War | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 4

For a great many ordinary citizens, particularly those old enough to remember the wholehearted civilian support for the Second World War, college protests against the Vietnam War seemed unpatriotic...

The Role of the ROTC in the Vietnam War | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Role of the ROTC in the Vietnam War | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 3

Other campuses experienced intense debates about the role students should take in the war. The Reserve Office Training Corps, or ROTC, became the focus both for those who supported and those who...

College and University Campus Protests | History of SC Slide Collection

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College and University Campus Protests | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 2

The Vietnam War inspired student protests against U.S. actions on many college and university campuses, which often ended in violence between student protestors and campus or local municipal police...

Shaw Air Force Base Banner | History of SC Slide Collection

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Shaw Air Force Base Banner | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 1

American involvement in the Vietnam War, stretching back to post-World War II support of our French ally in southeast Asia, reached a dramatic peak in 1968. That year, pilots who were trained at...

The Power and Right of African Americans to Vote | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Power and Right of African Americans to Vote | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 4

The power and right of African-Americans to vote, guaranteed by the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, has been a major driving force behind many of the economic, political, and educational gains made...

South Carolina: "Heart of the Solid South" | History of SC Slide Collection

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South Carolina: "Heart of the Solid South" | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 12

Since the end of Reconstruction, South Carolina had been regarded as the heart of the "Solid South," where only the Democratic Party elected officeholders on either the state or national level. The...

Richard Nixon Appeals to S.C. Dixiecrats | History of SC Slide Collection

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Richard Nixon Appeals to S.C. Dixiecrats | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 11

In 1960, Richard M. Nixon attempted to appeal to South Carolina Democrats who were unhappy with their national party's choice for president, Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy. In a cartoon...

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The Threat of Polio Disease in the U.S. | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 8

Polio, the disease which had crippled Franklin D. Roosevelt, remained a serious threat to the health of American children until the development of a vaccine to prevent it, by Jonas Salk in 1950. This...

South Carolina's "Dixiecrat" Movement | History of SC Slide Collection

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South Carolina's "Dixiecrat" Movement | History of SC Slide Collection

Episode 6

Postwar politics in South Carolina were affected by the many changes that the war had brought. Many new citizens flocked to the state, partly because of the many military bases there, and partly...

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