South Carolina from A to Z
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South Carolina from A to Z
Historian and author Walter Edgar mines the riches of the South Carolina Encyclopedia to bring you South Carolina from A to Z. South Carolina from A to Z is a production of South Carolina Public Radio in partnership with the University of South Carolina Press and SC Humanities.
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“C” is for Cleveland, Georgia Alden (1851-1914)
“C” is for Cleveland, Georgia Alden (1851-1914). Writer, activist.
“C” is for Chapman, Martha Marshall, II (b. 1949)
“C” is for Chapman, Martha Marshall, II (b. 1949). Musician. Classified by many as a country-music artist, Martha Marshall Chapman,II, and her style n...
“B” is for Bonham, Milledge Luke (1813-1890)
“B” is for Bonham, Milledge Luke (1813-1890). Soldier, congressman, governor.
“B” is for Bolden, Charles Frank, Jr. (1946-2017)
“B” is for Bolden, Charles Frank, Jr. (1946-2017). Soldier, astronaut.
“B” is for Boineau, Charles Evans, Jr. (1923-2005)
“B” is for Boineau, Charles Evans, Jr. (1923-2005). Legislator. Boineau was the first Republican to be elected to the South Carolina General Assembly...
“C” is for Colhoun, John Ewing (ca.1749-1802)
“C” is for Colhoun, John Ewing (ca.1749-1802). U.S. senator.
“C” is for College of Charleston
“C” is for College of Charleston. In 1785 the General Assembly passed an act creating a college “in or near the city of Charleston.”
“C” is for Coker’s Pedigreed Seed Company
“C” is for Coker’s Pedigreed Seed Company. Coker's Pedigreed Seed Company had its origins in the efforts of David R. Coker to develop and market a hig...
“C” is for Coker University
“C” is for Coker University. Founded in 1908 Coker is an independent liberal arts school located in Hartsville.
“B” is for a Bowles, Crandall Close (b.1947)
“B” is for a Bowles, Crandall Close (b.1947). Businesswoman.
“S” is for Smith, Nell Whitley (1929-2011)
“S” is for Smith, Nell Whitley (1929-2011). Legislator, educator, businesswoman.
“S” is for Smith, Benjamin (1717-1770)
“S” is for Smith, Benjamin (1717-1770). Merchant, politician, planter.
“S” is for Smith, Ellison Durant (1864-1944)
“S” is for Smith, Ellison Durant (1864-1944). In 1908 Smith stunned the political establishment by winning election to the United States Senate. He re...
“S” is for Smith, Arthur (1921-2014)
Thanks to the widespread popularity of his instrumental hit “Guitar Boogie,” Arthur Smith became one of the best known guitarists in country music.
“S” is for Smith, Alice Ravenel Huger (1876-1958)
Born in Charleston, Smith emerged as the leading artist of the Charleston Renaissance.
“H” is for Hunter, John (d. 1802)
“H” is for Hunter, John (d. 1802). Congressman, U.S. senator.
“G” is for Grimké, Archibald Henry (1849-1930)
“G” is for Grimké, Archibald Henry (1849-1930). Activist, scholar.
“C” is for Coker, David Robert (1870-1938)
“C” is for Coker, David Robert (1870-1938). Businessman, plant breeder, philanthropist.
“C” is for Coker, Charles Westfield (1879-1931)
“C” is for Coker, Charles Westfield (1879-1931). Businessman, philanthropist, social reformer.
“C” is for Cofitachiqui
“C” is for Cofitachiqui. Cofitachiqui is the name of a sixteenth-and seventeenth-century Native American chiefdom as well as one of the principal town...
Grant’s Enforcer: Taking down the Klan
In his book Grant’s Enforcer: Taking Down the Klan Guy Gugliota offers a gripping story of the early years after the Civil War and the campaign led by...
“B” is for Boyce, James Pettigru (1827-1888)
“B” is for Boyce, James Pettigru (1827-1888). Minister, educator.
“S” is for Smalls, Robert (1839-1915
“S” is for Smalls, Robert (1839-1915.) Legislator, congressman.
“R” is for Russell's Magazine (1857-1860)
“R” is for Russell's Magazine (1857-1860). Russell's Magazine was the last of the southern antebellum literary magazines and arguably the best.
“P” is for Poppenheim, Mary Barnett (1866-1936) and Louisa Bouknight Poppenheim (1868-1957)
“P” is for Poppenheim, Mary Barnett (1866-1936) and Louisa Bouknight Poppenheim (1868-1957). Club women, social reformers.
“P “is for Pope, Thomas Harrington, Jr. (1913-1999)
“P “is for Pope, Thomas Harrington, Jr. (1913-1999). Attorney, legislator, historian.
“N” is for Nullification
“N” is for Nullification. The passage of the federal tariff law of 1828 signaled the rise of the nullification controversy in South Carolina. Led by J...
“N” is for Nuclear power
“N” is for Nuclear power. The first time nuclear power was used to generate electricity in South Carolina was a small 17 megawatt experimental prototy...
“C” is for Coastal plain
“C” is for Coastal plain. The coastal plain is South Carolina's largest landform region, forming two-thirds of the state and encompassing approximatel...
“M” is for Morgané, Mary Elizabeth (1815-1903)
“M” is for Morgané, Mary Elizabeth (1815-1903). Author, diarist.
“G” is for Gressette, Lawrence Marion (1902-1984)
“G” is for Gressette, Lawrence Marion (1902-1984). Legislator.
“D” is for Dutch Fork
“D” is for Dutch Fork. The Dutch Fork lies in a fork between the Broad and Saluda Rivers that includes parts of the modern counties of Newberry, Lexin...
“C” is for Cockfighting
“C” is for Cockfighting. Cockfighting is a blood sport that has existed in South Carolina from colonial times into the twenty-first century, despite t...
“C” is for Coastal Carolina University
“C” is for Coastal Carolina University. Located in Horry County between Conway and Myrtle Beach, Coastal Carolina University is a public comprehensive...
Clyburn, James Enos (b.1940)
“C” is for Clyburn, James Enos (b.1940). Congressman. In 2024 James Enos Clyburn won election to Congress for a seventeenth term.
Boudo, Louis (ca. 1786-1827)
“B” is for Boudo, Louis (ca. 1786-1827), and Heloise Boudo (d. 1837). Silversmiths, goldsmiths, jewelers.