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Discover how South Carolina helped shape the American Revolution. Explore the people, places, and pivotal moments that made the Palmetto State a turning point in the fight for independence.

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Sketch of Lucy Hughes Brown

Lucy Hughes Brown

First black female physician to practice in South Carolina

William H. Johnson wearing a cowboy styled hat.

William H. Johnson

William H. Johnson was an African American painter from Florence who painted distinctive modernist imagery of African American life.

James C. Self wearing wire glasses.

James C. Self

James C. Self owned several textile mills in Greenwood, SC.

Color photograph of John Jakes wearing a black shirt and white jacket

John Jakes

John Jakes is a writer best known for his Civil War trilogy, North and South.

A black, white and cream movie theater with red accents on the two windows.

Hampton County

Hampton County and its county seat Hampton were named for Confederate general and governor Wade Hampton (1818-1902).

A large brick building next to a smaller white building and tan brown building with a green awing.

Darlington County

The origin of the name of Darlington County is uncertain, but it may have been named for Darlington, England.

A large white square building with huge white columns in the front.

Sumter County

Sumter County and its county seat, the city of Sumter, were named for Revolutionary War general Thomas Sumter (1734-1832), a resident of the area.

A red bricked house.

Cherokee County

Cherokee County was named after the Cherokee Indians who once made it their home.

South Carolina Facts

Carolina jessamine, Gelsemium sempervirens

South Carolina State Flower

The indigenous fragrant Yellow Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) was adopted by the General Assembly as the official State Flower on February 1, 1924. It is a climbing woody vine with evergreen leaves and blooms small, fragrant yellow flowers. 

South Carolina Glossary

A wooden platform with 12 wooden chairs.

jury

(noun) - a group of people chosen to hear and decide a case in a court of law