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South Carolina People
Charlotta Bass
Born in Sumter, SC, Charlotta Bass was a newspaper publisher in Los Angeles, California, and the first African-American woman on a Presidential campaign ticket in a United States presidential election.
Richard Samuel Roberts
Richard Samuel Roberts was one of South Carolina's most famous photographers in the 1920s and 1930s. Many of his photographs captured the life of African-Americans living in the South.
Lily Teresa Strickland
Lily Strickland was a composer, painter, and writer from Anderson, South Carolina.
South Carolina Counties
Chesterfield County
Chesterfield County was named for the English statesman Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773).
Hampton County
Hampton County and its county seat Hampton were named for Confederate general and governor Wade Hampton (1818-1902).
South Carolina Facts
The State Sword of South Carolina
The State Sword of South Carolina is a symbol for the South Carolina Senate and is placed in a cradle on the Senate rostrum whenever the Senate is in session. The current Sword was presented to the Senate on February 20, 1951, as a gift to South Carolina by Lord Halifax, former British ambassador to the United States, after learning of the theft of the original sword.
South Carolina Glossary
Carolina Shag
(noun) - a swing dance that began in South Carolina in the 1940s
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