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Walter Edgar's Journal

“South Carolina from A to Z” in depth

By Walter Edgar
Published March 6, 2026 at 5:30 AM EST
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This week our we are bringing you another episode in our occasional series which explores “South Carolina from A to Z” in depth.

South Carolina from A to Z is our sister podcast – also broadcast each weekday on South Carolina Public Radio – that brings you “bite-sized," one-minute topics from the South Carolina Encyclopedia.

This episode we have selected five of those topics to explore.

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Walter Edgar
Dr. 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.
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