South Carolina from A-Z

“P” is for Promised Land (Greenwood and Abbeville counties; 2020 population 555).

“P” is for Promised Land (Greenwood and Abbeville counties; 2020 population 555).

“C” is for Cooper, Anthony Ashley (1621-1683). Lord proprietor.

“C” is for Cooper, Anthony Ashley (1621-1683). Lord proprietor.

“C” is for Cooke, William Wilson (1871-1949). Architect.

“C” is for Cooke, William Wilson (1871-1949). Architect.

“P” is for Progressive Democratic Party. Aware that many White Democrats in South Carolina opposed President Franklin D. Roosevelt's reelection to a fourth term, African American activists sought to demonstrate their loyalty to the National Party by mobilizing Black support for the president. By May 1944, that effort had morphed into the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP).

“P” is for Progressive Democratic Party. Aware that many White Democrats in South Carolina opposed President Franklin D. Roosevelt's reelection to a fourth term, African American activists sought to demonstrate their loyalty to the National Party by mobilizing Black support for the president. By May 1944, that effort had morphed into the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP).

“P” is for Pringle, Robert (1702-1776). Merchant, planter, legislator, jurist.

“P” is for Pringle, Robert (1702-1776). Merchant, planter, legislator, jurist.