Lesson 17 - 20th Century, Part 1 | Conversations on S.C. History

Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History.

South Carolina Enters the 20th Century, Part I is discussed in three lessons:

1.  Predominately agricultural through 1880’s
2. Development of major manufacturing – Textile Mills 1890’s
3. Atmosphere of the 20th Century - automobiles, politics, Jim Crow, segregation

Standards

• 8.4 Demonstrate an understanding of South Carolinas role in and response to the dynamic economic, political, and social developments in the United States and around the world during the period 18621929.
  • 8.4.CC Analyze continuities and change in the African American experience in the period of Reconstruction and Jim Crow eras within South Carolina.
  • 8.4.CX Evaluate South Carolinians struggle to create an understanding of their post-Civil War position within the state, the country, and the world.
  • 8.4.P Summarize the economic changes that emerged in South Carolina and the U.S.