South Carolina - Late 20th & Early 21st Centuries

1945 -  Present. Meet South Carolinians who made significant contributions during Cold War America (1945-1991) and The Civil Rights Movement (1947 - 1972). Learn how the political and economic landscape evolved in South Carolina too.
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Donald Stuart Russell | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Donald Stuart Russell (1906-1998) was a protégé of former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes. Russell was Governor of South Carolina from 1963-1965 and a U.S. Senator. He also served as President of...
Governor James Burrows Edwards | S.C. Hall of Fame

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James Burrows Edwards was born in Hawthorne, Florida, and was an officer in the U.S. Maritime Service during World War II. Edwards received a bachelor's degree in 1950 at the College of Charleston. He...
Modjeska Simkins, Part 6 | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
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Part 6 of the Modjeska Simkins story. An African American girl born to a half-white, half-black brick mason, Modjeska came from relative wealth and married into wealth, but dedicated her life to...
Modjeska Simkins, Part 1 | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
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Part 1 of the Modjeska Simkins story. An African American girl born to a half-white, half-black brick mason, Modjeska came from relative wealth and married into wealth, but dedicated her life to...
Modjeska Simkins, Part 4 | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
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Part 4 of the Modjeska Simkins story. An African American girl born to a half-white, half-black brick mason, Modjeska came from relative wealth and married into wealth, but dedicated her life to...
Modjeska Simkins, Part 3 | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
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Part 3 of the Modjeska Simkins story. An African American girl born to a half-white, half-black brick mason, Modjeska came from relative wealth and married into wealth, but dedicated her life to...
Modjeska Simkins, Part 2 | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
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Part 2 of the Modjeska Simkins story. An African American girl born to a half-white, half-black brick mason, Modjeska came from relative wealth and married into wealth, but dedicated her life to...
Modjeska Simkins, Part 7 | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
Episode 7

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Part 7 of the Modjeska Simkins story. An African American girl born to a half-white, half-black brick mason, Modjeska came from relative wealth and married into wealth, but dedicated her life to...
Modjeska Simkins, Part 5 | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
Episode 5

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Part 5 of the Modjeska Simkins story. An African American girl born to a half-white, half-black brick mason, Modjeska came from relative wealth and married into wealth, but dedicated her life to...
The Friendship Nine

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Over 50 years ago nine young African American students, known as the Friendship Nine, were jailed after sitting at a whites only counter in downtown Rock Hill. Yesterday they were back in court, but...