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Jail, No Bail: Introduction | Carolina Stories 1

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Jail, No Bail: Introduction | Carolina Stories
Episode 1
In the 1950s and 1960s, Rock Hill, South Carolina, was a thriving mill town, also known as “The Gateway to the Carolinas.” Like most of the segregated South, there were two separate worlds: one black...
Jail, No Bail: February 12, 1960 | Carolina Stories 2

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Jail, No Bail: February 12, 1960 | Carolina Stories
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If Rock Hill was a war-zone, the most pivotal battle was February 12, 1960. For months before that date, local churches, students, and members of the NAACP planned a mass sit-in protest at lunch...
Jail, No Bail: "Jail, No Bail" | Carolina Stories 3

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Jail, No Bail: "Jail, No Bail" | Carolina Stories
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By the summer of 1960, civil rights leaders began to question the effectiveness of these “sit-ins.” Thomas Gaither, a field secretary for CORE (Congress of Racial Equality), along with other civil...
Jail, No Bail: Ernest J. Finney | Carolina Stories 4

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Jail, No Bail: Ernest J. Finney | Carolina Stories
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Rev. Ivory, and James McCain, the South Carolina leader of CORE, arranged for a sharp, young attorney to represent and defend the student protesters: Ernest J. Finney. Finney would later on become the...
Jail, No Bail: Life In Prison | Carolina Stories 5

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Jail, No Bail: Life In Prison | Carolina Stories
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Life in jail for the student prisoners was grueling. News of these “jail-ins” had reached other civil rights groups, and caught the attention of SNCC (Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee). SNCC...
Jail, No Bail: March 2, 1961| Carolina Stories 6

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Jail, No Bail: March 2, 1961| Carolina Stories
Episode 6
The student prisoners were finally released, after serving twenty eight days, on March 2, 1961. The prisoners were released early, since prison officials wanted to keep publicity down. The success of...
Battlefield Preservation | Walter Edgar's Journal

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Battlefield Preservation | Walter Edgar's Journal
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Walter Edgar and John Slaughter discuss how the Civil War Battlefield Trust has taken an interest in Revolutionary War battlefields, and their efforts in wanting to preserve these historic locations...
Engagements Before 1776 | Walter Edgar's Journal

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Engagements Before 1776 | Walter Edgar's Journal
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The Revolutionary War may have officially started on July 4, 1776, but there were battles before that date. Walter Edgar and John Slaughter discuss engagements with the British before the official...
Jane Black Thomas And Ninety Six | Walter Edgar's Journal

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Jane Black Thomas And Ninety Six | Walter Edgar's Journal
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Walter Edgar shares one of his favorite stories from the Ninety-Six and Spartan district area: the story of Jane Black Thomas. Her bravery paved the way for the Spartan regiment being able to ambush...
Introduction | Walter Edgar's Journal

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Introduction | Walter Edgar's Journal
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Walter Edgar and John Slaughter discuss the national park service’s efforts in creating their “Southern Campaign of the American Revolution” park grouping.