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Joanne Woodward

Famous Actress of film, stage, and television. Best known for taking on difficult womens roles.

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Harriet Hancock

Harriet Daniels Hancock is a pioneer LGBTQ activist in South Carolina.

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Blue Sky

Blue Sky is a contemporary painter and sculptor known for his large murals and public sculptures.

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Pink Anderson

Born in Laurens, SC, Pinkney "Pink" Anderson was a blues singer and guitarist who inspired the "Pink" in the name of the English rock band Pink Floyd. 

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Greenwood County

Greenwood County takes its name from its county seat, Greenwood. The city of Greenwood was named around 1824 for the plantation of an early resident, John McGehee.

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Bamberg County

Bamberg County and its county seat, Bamberg, were named for local resident William Seaborn Bamberg (1820-1858) and other members of the Bamberg family.

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Hampton County

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

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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.

South Carolina Facts

South Carolina State Color

Indigo Blue was designated as the official Color of the State by Act Number 200 of 2008. The purplish-blue-hued Indigo plant formed a significant part of the South Carolina economy from the late 1740s to the late 1790s. 

South Carolina Glossary

Slave Codes

(noun) - laws that each US state, or colony, enacted that defined the status of slaves and the rights of masters. Such codes gave slave-owners absolute power over their human property.