South Carolina from A to Z

“G” is for Green, Jonathan (b. 1955) 14.08.2025 0:59 ↓

“G” is for Green, Jonathan (b. 1955). Painter, printmaker.

"G” is for Greeks 13.08.2025 0:59 ↓

“G” is for Greeks. Greek immigrants began arriving in South Carolina at the turn of the twentieth century and they quickly found a niche as entrepreneurs within the service sector.

“C” is for Charleston Riot (1876) 12.08.2025 0:59 ↓

“C” is for Charleston Riot (1876).

“B” is for Bishopville 11.08.2025 0:59 ↓

“B” is for Bishopville (Lee County; 2020 population 2,994).

“G” is for Gregorie, Anne King (1887 to 1960) 08.08.2025 0:59 ↓

“G” is for Gregorie, Anne King (1887 to 1960). Historian, teacher, author, editor.

“C” is for Clover 07.08.2025 0:59 ↓

“C” is for Clover (York County; 2020 population 6,800).

“C” is for Clinton 06.08.2025 0:59 ↓

“C” is for Clinton (Laurens County; 2020 population 8,091).

“B” is for Boone, Thomas (ca. 1730-1812) 05.08.2025 0:59 ↓

“B” is for Boone, Thomas (ca. 1730-1812). Governor.

“B” is for Bonnet, Stede (1688-1718) 04.08.2025 0:59 ↓

“B” is for Bonnet, Stede (1688-1718). Pirate.

“W” is for Women's clubs 01.08.2025 0:59 ↓

“W” is for Women's clubs. The South Carolina women's club movement was a powerful force for social change.

“W” is for Wofford, Kate Vixon (1894-1954) 31.07.2025 0:59 ↓

“W” is for Wofford, Kate Vixon (1894-1954). Educator. The author of two books, Kate Vixon Wofford was nationally renowned for her expertise in rural education.

“S” is for Slave codes 30.07.2025 0:59 ↓

“S” is for Slave codes. South Carolina’s earliest formal code of law regarding enslaved persons (1690) borrowed heavily from statutes governing slavery on Barbados.

“S” is for Slave Badges 29.07.2025 0:59 ↓

“S” is for Slave Badges. Slave badges served as the physical proof required to demonstrate the legal status of enslaved persons hired out by their masters.

“S” is for 6-0-1 Law 28.07.2025 0:59 ↓

“S” is for 6-0-1 Law (1924). The 6-0-1 Law, passed in March 1924, guaranteed at least a seven-month school term for all White children.

“S” is for Seneca 25.07.2025 0:59 ↓

“S” is for Seneca (Oconee County; 2020 population 8,850).

“R” is for Rock Hill Movement 24.07.2025 0:59 ↓

“R” is for Rock Hill Movement. Following the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery and the 1960 lunch-counter sit-ins in Greensboro, African Americans in Rock Hill took the lead in energizing the civil rights movement in South Carolina.

“P” is for Pinckney, Eliza Lucas (ca. 1722-1793) 23.07.2025 0:59 ↓

“P” is for Pinckney, Eliza Lucas (ca. 1722-1793). Planter, matriarch.

“P” is for Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth (1746-1825) 22.07.2025 0:59 ↓

“P” is for Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth (1746-1825). Soldier, statesman, diplomat.

“M” is for Mennonites 21.07.2025 0:59 ↓

“M” is for Mennonites. The Mennonites of South Carolina are a Protestant group descended from the Anabaptists of the Reformation.

“S” is for Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy 18.07.2025 0:59 ↓

“S” is for Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy. In 1829 the Catholic Bishop John England founded Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy in Charleston.

“R” is for Rugeley, Rowland (1738-1776) 17.07.2025 0:59 ↓

“R” is for Rugeley, Rowland (1738-1776). Author. One of South Carolina's earliest writers, Rugeley was born in England.

“R” is for Rubin, Lewis Decimus, Jr. (1923-2013) 16.07.2025 0:59 ↓

“R” is for Rubin, Lewis Decimus, Jr. (1923-2013). Teacher, author, editor, publisher.

“P” is for Pollock, William Pegues (1870-1922) 15.07.2025 0:59 ↓

“P” is for Pollock, William Pegues (1870-1922). U. S. Senator.

“P” is for the Pollitzer sisters 14.07.2025 0:59 ↓

“P” is for the Pollitzer sisters. Educators, suffragists, reformers. Carrie, Mabel, and Anita Pollitzer were all born in Charleston.

“M” is for Molloy, Robert (1906-1977) 11.07.2025 0:59 ↓

“M” is for Molloy, Robert (1906-1977). Novelist, editor, critic.