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South Carolina's Economy In 1763 | Walter Edgar's Journal - Episode 1 The Heyward Brothers | Walter Edgar's Journal

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The Heyward Brothers | Walter Edgar's Journal
Episode 3
In this segment, Walter Edgar discusses the Heyward Brothers, and their method of digging “rice dikes” for growing rice. The Heyward Brothers are seen as the pioneers of the tidal cultivation in South...
South Carolina's Economy In 1763 | Walter Edgar's Journal

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South Carolina's Economy In 1763 | Walter Edgar's Journal
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In this first segment on ‘The Importance of Cotton,’ Dr. Peter Coclanis gives us a brief overview of South Carolina’s economic landscape, pre-Revolutionary War (1763). Before the American Revolution...
The Heyward Brothers | Walter Edgar's Journal - Episode 3 The Rise Of Cotton In SC | Walter Edgar's Journal

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The Rise Of Cotton In SC | Walter Edgar's Journal
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With the invention of the “Cotton Gin” by Eli Whitney, combined with methods we would today call “scientific plant breeding,” the cotton industry boomed in South Carolina, in the early 19th century...
The Heyward Brothers | Walter Edgar's Journal - Episode 3 Supply And Demand For Cotton | Walter Edgar's Journal

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Supply And Demand For Cotton | Walter Edgar's Journal
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With the success of cotton in South Carolina, entrepreneurs in other states looked to cash in on the success of cotton plantations. When the cotton economy and market-shares begin to decline in S.C...
3D VR - The Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon | Let's Go!

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3D VR - The Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon | Let's Go!
Located in downtown Charleston, the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon is nationally recognized as one of our country’s most significant historical sites. Click play to view the tour on your device View...
The Domestic Slave Trade | Walter Edgar's Journal

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The Domestic Slave Trade | Walter Edgar's Journal
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Dr. Larry Watson discusses the reasons why, between 1787 and 1803, South Carolina forbade the importation of new slaves. This resulted in the rise of the domestic slave trade in the Southern U.S.