South Carolina from A to Z
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From Hilton Head to Caesars Head, and from the Lords Proprietors to Hootie and the Blowfish, historian 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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“H” is for Hunter-Gault, Charlayne (b.1942). Journalist, civil rights activist.
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“G” is for Gridley, Mary Putnam (1850-1939). Civic leader, businesswoman.
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“C” is for Colleton, Sir John (1608-1666). Under Sir John Colleton's direction, the proprietor set out to populate Carolina with settlers from existing new world colonies, including New England, Virginia, and the Caribbean islands, especially Barbados.
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“C” is for Cleveland, Georgia Alden (1851-1914). Writer, activist.
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“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 nonetheless have been difficult to categorize.
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“B” is for Bonham, Milledge Luke (1813-1890). Soldier, congressman, governor.
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“B” is for Bolden, Charles Frank, Jr. (1946-2017). Soldier, astronaut.
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“B” is for Boineau, Charles Evans, Jr. (1923-2005). Legislator. Boineau was the first Republican to be elected to the South Carolina General Assembly in the twentieth century.
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“C” is for Colhoun, John Ewing (ca.1749-1802). U.S. senator.
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“C” is for College of Charleston. In 1785 the General Assembly passed an act creating a college “in or near the city of Charleston.”