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Sorghum Cane Grinder | History of SC Slide Collection

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Sorghum Cane Grinder | History of SC Slide Collection
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A Native American family near Summerville uses a sorghum cane grinder in their yard. Photograph by Marion Post, January 1939, for the Farm Security Administration. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana...
Strip Cropping | History of SC Slide Collection

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Strip Cropping | History of SC Slide Collection
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Although kudzu was an effective method for healing serious erosion problems, the Department of Agriculture and county agricultural agents sought to prevent that erosion in the first place. One method...
 Thanks, Viet Nam Vets

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Thanks, Viet Nam Vets
For Vietnam Veterans Appreciation Week 1973, South Carolina Governor John C. West honored veterans of the Vietnam War and Medal of Honor winners in a special program held at the Governor's Mansion.
 Liberation, Part 1 1

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Liberation, Part 1
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This segment features remembrances of prison camps and describes Hitler's "Mein Kampf," and the plan to annihilate the Jewish people. Those interviewed provide their remembrances of what occurred. The...
A Path to Victory, Part 6 - Letting Off Steam  | South Carolinians in WW II
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A Path to Victory, Part 1
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This segment begins with reflections of the Parisians playing "Dixie" on the Champs-Élysées, and a band marching, and a reference to "high cotton." These are some of the memories that have lived on...
A Path to Victory, Part 6 - Letting Off Steam  | South Carolinians in WW II
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A Path to Victory, Part 2
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The Hedgerows were unanticipated and required a new type of warfare. They were quite entangled and provided lots of cover, and made the terrain difficult to maneuver. No one could see what they were...
A Path to Victory, Part 6 - Letting Off Steam  | South Carolinians in WW II
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A Path to Victory, Part 3
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Veterans reflect on General Patton, from the way he required his men to dress to the way he so directly addressed his men right up front, saying, "Some who sailed over here are not going back home."...