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Black and white photograph of Solomon Blatt

Solomon Blatt

Solomon Blatt was a long-time Democratic legislator of South Carolina from Barnwell County.

Peabo Bryson in a dark suit with a light dress shirt, and colorful dark and light blue handkerchief.

Peabo Bryson

Greenville native Peabo Bryson is an R&B and Soul Singer-Songwriter. He is known for singing "A Whole New World" from Disney's 1992 animated feature film Aladdin.

Jim Rice wearing a red baseball cap.

Jim Rice

Jim Rice is a former Boston Red Sox baseball player, coach, and sports commentator.

An older man with a deep receding hairline and pronounced forehead wrinkles.

Morris Brown

Morris Brown was one of the founders of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC.

The front of an old bricked building with a rounded top and two circular windows above the door way.

Colleton County

Colleton County was named for one of the Lords Proprietors, Sir John Colleton (1608-1666).

U.S. Post Office, Florence, South Carolina, in 1938.

Florence County

Florence County took its name from its county seat, the city of Florence.

A stately white house with a gray roof, manicured lawn, and brick and iron fence.

York County

York County and its county seat, the city of York, were named for York County, Pennsylvania.

A large brick building with a four large white columns and roof.

Calhoun County

Calhoun County was named for John C. Calhoun (1782-1850), who served as the United States vice president, secretary of state and of war, and senator.

South Carolina Facts

South Carolina State Reptile

The Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) was designated as the official State Reptile by Act Number 588 of 1988 as a result of a request by a fifth-grade class from the town, Ninety-six in Greenwood County. South Carolina's coast is one of the Loggerhead nesting areas, and nest protection projects have been established along the South Carolina coast to increase hatchling productivity. 

South Carolina Glossary

People marching and carrying signs for equal rights, integrated schools, decent housing, and an end to bias.

Civil Rights Movement

(noun) referring to the American Civil Rights Movement - an umbrella term for the many varieties of activism that sought to secure full political, social, and economic rights for Black Americans and other minority groups in the period from 1946 to 1968.