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  • Photomontage of members of the first South Carolina legislature following the Civil War.
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    In their book, Reconstruction beyond 150: Reassessing the New Birth of Freedom, Vernon Burton and Brent Morris have brought together the best new scholarship, synthesizing social, political, economic, and cultural approaches to understanding a crucial period in our country’s history. They talk with us about how the their project came about, and about how many "reconstructions" our country has seen since the Civil War.
  • Downtown Greenville, SC
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    This week, we will be talking with Dr. Judith Bainbridge about her book, A Short History of Greenville (2024, USC Press). The book is a concise and engaging history that traces Greenville, SC's development from backcountry settlement to one of America's best small citiesIn our conversation with Judith we will concentrate the growth Greenville's textile industry and its demise, the economic decline of the city, and its rebirth as a haven for business and tourism in the twenty-first century.
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  • Damage from Tropical Storm Helene on Presbyterian College’s campus on Oct. 1, 2024. The storm took out 39 trees on campus but caused limited damage to buildings.
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    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 5, 2024: a look at response and recovery efforts in South Carolina to Tropical Storm Helene, which rolled through the state early last Friday, causing more than 41 deaths, damaging over 3,500 homes, and plunging 1.3 million residents into darkness—which, as of our taping, still includes 270,000 outages.
  • Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, and Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz participate in a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York.
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    On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for October 2, 2024: the ongoing recovery efforts from Tropical Storm Helene; some of the key moments from Tuesday evening’s one-and-only vice presidential debate; part of host Gavin Jackson’s interview with AP reporter Jeffrey Collins who witnessed the first execution of a South Carolina inmate in 13 years; and more!
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