From books to barbecue, and current events to Colonial history, historian and author Walter Edgar delves into the arts, culture, and history of South Carolina and the American South. Produced by South Carolina Public Radio.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 13 days 15 hours 29 minutes
George Singleton: You Want More
George Singleton joins Walter Edgar to talk about his new collection of short…
A Year Like No Other and "The Summer of Lost and Found" - A Conversation with Mary Alice Monroe
New York Times bestselling author, Mary Alice Monroe, talks with Walter Edgar…
The Gulf of Mexico: A Maritime History
This week on Walter Edgar’s Journal, John S. Sledge’s talks with Walter about…
The Grim Years: Settling South Carolina, 1670 - 1720
In his book, The Grim Years: Settling South Carolina, 1670-1720 (2020,…
Black Freedom in the Age of Slavery: Race, Status, and Identity in the Urban Americas
Prior to the abolition of slavery, thousands of African-descended people in the…
Jackson Station: Music, Community, and Tragedy in Southern Blues Bar
Daniel Harrison, author of Live at Jackson Station: Music, Community, and…
A History of the Southern Conference
This time on Walter Edgar’s Journal, former SoCon commissioner John Iamarino,…
Rediscovered Ancestry: a Family Learns the Story of Their Remarkable Ancestor, Senator Lawrence Cain
In his book, The Virtue of Cain: From Slave to Senator (2021, Rocky Pond…
The Tragic Story of the Hamlet Fire
On the morning of September 3, 1991, the never-inspected chicken-processing…
How the Blinding of Sergeant Isaac Woodard Changed the Course of America’s Civil Rights History
Author Richard Gergel details the impact of the 1946 blinding of Sergeant Isaac…