Harriet Hancock
Harriet Daniels Hancock is a pioneer LGBTQ activist in South Carolina.
Virginia McLaurin
Born in Cheraw, SC, Virginia McLaurin is a community volunteer and supercentenarian.
Mamie Garvin Fields
Mamie Garvin Fields was a teacher, civil rights and religious activist, and memoirist.
Gamel Woolsey
Gamel Woolsey was a poet, novelist, and translator.
Mary Alice Monroe
Mary Alice Monroe is a best-selling author known for fiction that explores the compelling parallels between nature and human nature.
Walter Edgar
Walter B. Edgar is a historian and author specializing in Southern history and culture, particularly for South Carolina.
Dorothy Allison
Dorothy Allison is a writer from Greenville, SC. She is known for her book "Bastard Out of Carolina."
Jacob Stroyer
Jacob Stroyer was a former slave who became a preacher in Massachusetts. He is best known for his autobiography, My Life in the South.
Dinah Johnson
Dinah Johnson is a Children's book author and educator.
Marcus Amaker
Marcus Amaker is the poet laureate of Charleston, South Carolina.
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