Walter Edgar
HostDr. Walter Edgar has two programs on South Carolina Public Radio:Walter Edgar's Journal, and South Carolina from A to Z. Dr. Edgar received his B.A. degree from Davidson College in 1965 and his Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina in 1969. After two years in the army (including a tour of duty in Vietnam), he returned to USC as a post-doctoral fellow of the National Archives, assigned to the Papers of Henry Laurens.
In 1972 he joined the faculty of the History Department and in 1980 was named director of the Institute for Southern Studies. Dr. Edgar is the Claude Henry Neuffer Professor of Southern Studies and the George Washington Distinguished Professor of History. He retired from USC in 2012.
He has written or edited numerous books about South Carolina and the American South, including South Carolina: A History, the first new history of the state in more than 60 years. With more than 37,000 copies in print and an audio edition, it has been a publishing phenomenon. Partisans & Redcoats: The Southern Conflict that Turned the Tide of the American Revolution is in its fourth printing. He is also the editor of the South Carolina Encyclopedia.
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“C” is for Crafts, William (1787-1826). Legislator, writer, reformer. -
“C” is for Crafts, William (1787-1826). Legislator, writer, reformer. -
“B “is for Burton, Edward Milby (1898-1977). Museum director, naturalist, historian.
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“B “is for Burton, Edward Milby (1898-1977). Museum director, naturalist, historian.
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This week we will be talking with Carl McNair, brother of the late Dr. Ronald McNair, NASA astronaut and Lake City, South Carolina, native. Ron McNair’s story is told in the four-part series, Once Upon a Time in Space, currently streaming on PBS and ETV Passport.Ron McNair’s story is singular: he grew up in a segregated South Carolina and went on to earn a PHD in physics. With the beginning of space shuttle program, NASA chose 35 applicants from a pool of over 10,000 astronaut candidates. In 1984 he became the second African American in space. Though he lost his life in the Challenger disaster in 1986, his story continues to inspire generations of young South Carolinians who want to reach for the stars. -
“B” is for Burt, Armistead (1802-1883). Lawyer, congressman.
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“B” is for Burt, Armistead (1802-1883). Lawyer, congressman.
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“B” is for Burroughs, Franklin Gorham, Jr. (b 1942). Essayist, environmentalist, educator.
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“B” is for Burroughs, Franklin Gorham, Jr. (b 1942). Essayist, environmentalist, educator.
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“B” is for Burroughs, Franklin Gorham (1834-1897). Manufacturer, merchant, land developer.
