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Columbia Canal | South Carolina Public Radio Catawba Pottery | South Carolina Public Radio

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Catawba Pottery | South Carolina Public Radio
"C" is for Catawba Pottery. Among the Catawba Indians in present-day York County, an unbroken chain of pottery production has helped preserve a cultural identity that was nearly lost after European...
Brown, Morris | South Carolina Public Radio Broughton, Thomas | South Carolina Public Radio

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Broughton, Thomas | South Carolina Public Radio
"B" is for Broughton, Thomas (d.1737). Legislator, lieutenant governor. By the 1690s, Broughton had immigrated to South Carolina from the West Indies. He quickly became involved in the Indian trade...
William Jennings Bryan Dorn 101

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William Jennings Bryan Dorn
Episode 101
Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn returns to his home in Greenwood, South Carolina, to run for governor. While his name is not an everyday, household name, W.J. Bryan Dorn left an indelible mark...
Ernest "Fritz" Hollings 101

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Ernest "Fritz" Hollings
Episode 101
The first segment chronicles Ernest F. “Fritz” Hollings’ early life, education, and rise to political power. Hollings graduated from The Citadel in 1942, and served for thirty three months in the U.S...
Richard Fields | SC African American History Calendar - Episode 4 Steve Benjamin | SC African American History Calendar 1

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Steve Benjamin | SC African American History Calendar
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Mayor Steve Benjamin, Columbia’s first African American mayor, was elected in a record-turnout election in 2010. He made it his mission to shape the Capital City into the most talented, educated and...
Ernest "Fritz" Hollings 102

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Ernest "Fritz" Hollings
Episode 102
A Catholic nun introduced Fritz Hollings to a world he never knew existed: hunger and starvation. Disgusted by the poor living conditions of the destitute, Hollings made an effort to help improve the...
William Jennings Bryan Dorn 102

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William Jennings Bryan Dorn
Episode 102
Washington D.C. was never considered home for Congressman W.J. Bryan Dorn. For Dorn, home was always Greenwood, South Carolina. His family lived in the Barratt Home, built in 1855, and bought by Dorn...
David Drake | SC African American History Calendar (2019) 2

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David Drake | SC African American History Calendar (2019)
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David Drake, also known as “Dave the Potter” and “Dave the Slave,” (c.1801-c.1870) was an American potter who lived in Edgefield, S.C. Dave produced alkaline-glazed stoneware jugs between the 1820s...
William Jennings Bryan Dorn 103

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William Jennings Bryan Dorn
Episode 103
After the governor seat slipped by W.J. Bryan Dorn a third time, he threw his support behind candidate Dick Riley, who won the election. Dorn devoted the final years of his political career to his...
L. Marion Gressette 101

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L. Marion Gressette
Episode 101
L. Marion Gressette was born in Calhoun County in 1902, near St. Matthews. Sen. Gressette fills many roles, such as a Baptist, Mason, member of Phi Kappa Phi fraternity, a fellow in the American...