South Carolina's Archives & History is seeking vital state funding to expand exhibits and preserve our rich heritage in time for the 250th anniversary of American independence!
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In Episode 82, Bill asks US Senate candidate Catherine Fleming Bruce about a book she wrote!
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"Despite the disapproval they faced from fellow Quakers and from a society that did not accept women as public speakers on such controversial topics as slavery, the Grimke sisters found themselves caught up in the antislavery movement."
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A National Cemetery System in #BeaufortSC
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#OtD in 1816, the Societé Française was founded in #CharlestonSC 🇫🇷
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“Bright Gold and Blue” tells the story of the Walker-Gamble School, a public school for African American children in eastern Clarendon County. Get your copy from www.amazon.com.
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One from the archives - In January, 1903, SC's Lieutenant General murdered the state's most prominent newspaper editor during broad daylight in the shadows of the State Capitol. A wild story of big personalities, toxic political rivalries, and murder. #forevertothee #southcarolinahistory
#OtD in 1899, the Edgemoor & Monetta Railway was chartered in South Carolina.
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Here's the link if you'd like to learn more, see photos and donate to the Pendleton Foundation for Black History and Culture for their Keese Barn restoration project! #BlackHistoryMonth #SouthCarolinaHistory
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#OtD in 1865, Charleston, South Carolina’s Confederate defenses were evacuated.
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The Willie Earle lynching was the last recorded in S.C. and one of the last in the South. On the night of February 15, 1947, white cabdriver Thomas W. Brown was found mortally wounded beside his cab in Pickens County. Earle, a young black man, was thought to be Brown’s last passenger. He was arrested near Liberty on February 16, accused of assault and robbery, and held in the Pickens County Jail.
Early on February 17, 1947, a white mob forced the Pickens Co. jailer to give Earle up. They drove Earle back to Greenville, lynched him, and left his body on Bramlett Rd. Brown died later that day. The May 12-21 trial of 31 men, rare at the time, drew national attention. Though 26 men admitted being part of the mob, an all-white jury acquitted all defendants. Outrage led to new federal civil rights policies.
#OtD in 1947, cabdriver Thomas W. Brown was found dead in #SouthCarolina, leading to the lynching of his last known passenger, Willie Earle. (Marker missing since 2012)
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Tomorrow at noon - Learn about the Locating Slavery's Legacies database project! Part of the Coffee Break at the Caroliniana series, with free coffee and cookies. #SouthCarolinaHistory #BHM @uofsclibraries.bsky.social locatinglegacies.org
Photograph of Rutledge College, first building at the University of South Carolina. Dated 1874.
The Univ of SC has come a long way since opening #OTD in 1805! From one building and nine students to a multi-campus system and over 54,000 students. @uofsc.bsky.social @uofscstudents.bsky.social @uofscalumni.bsky.social #gamecocks #SouthCarolinahistory #archives
10 Most popular #HistoricalMarkers of 2024:
#3 In Honor of the Three Known African American Patriots in Blacksburg, South Carolina
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Built in 1899, Fort Fremont defended Port Royal Sound during the Spanish-American War. Today, visitors can freely explore its ruins, including unfiltered access to its eerie underground tunnels—a rare glimpse into the past. #FortFremont #SouthCarolinaHistory #HistoricRuins
Did you know that South Carolina’s first woman mayor was elected in Johnsonville in 1925?
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A very cool story detailing family farm life in the Vox Community.
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