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South Carolina People

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Joe Pinner

Radio and television personality Joe Pinner has been an icon of South Carolina televisions since 1963.

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Alexander Samuel Salley

Alexander Samuel Salley was a historian whose work and dedication to preserving South Carolina's history led to the creation of the South Carolina Department of Archives and History.

South Carolina Counties

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Oconee County

Oconee County takes its name from a Native American word meaning "water eyes of the hills." It was formed in 1868 from Pickens District, and the county seat is Walhalla.

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Pickens County

Pickens County was named for Revolutionary War hero Andrew Pickens (1739-1817).

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Darlington County

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

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Beaufort County

Both Beaufort County and its county seat Beaufort were named for Henry Somerset, Duke of Beaufort (1684-1714), one of the Lords Proprietors of Carolina.

South Carolina Facts

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South Carolina Mottoes

South Carolina has two official mottoes:

Animis Opibusque Parati (ah-ni-mis oh-pi-boos-kwe pah-rah-tee) means prepared in minds and resources.

Dum Spiro Spero (doom spee-roh spey-roh) means while I breathe, I hope.

South Carolina Glossary

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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.

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