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: 25 days 8 hours 53 minutes
The War the South Won
General U.S. history courses in many high schools depict the American Revolutionary War as a series of battles in the Northeast--Lexington, Concord, Bunker Hill, etc.--that lead inexorably to British General Charles Cornwallis's surrender of 8,000 British
The Winning of the American Revolution - in the South
General U.S. history courses in many high schools depict the American…
The Colonial Carolina Frontier: Cherokees, Colonists, and Slaves
In his book, Carolina in Crisis: Cherokees, Colonists, and Slaves in the…
The Carolina Frontier
In his book, C arolina in Crisis: Cherokees, Colonists, and Slaves in the American Southeast, 1756 - 1763 , (2015, UNC Press) Dr. Daniel J. Tortora, assistant professor of history at Colby College, explores how the Anglo-Cherokee War reshaped the
Why Southern Identity Still Matters
The American South has experienced remarkable change over the past half century. Black voter registration has increased, the region’s politics have shifted, and in-migration has increased its population many fold. At the same time, many outward signs of
Reclaiming a Lost Hero of World War II
In November 1943, Marine 1st Lt. Alexander Bonnyman, Jr. was mortally wounded while leading a successful assault on a critical Japanese fortification on the Pacific atoll of Tarawa, and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest
"They Stole Him Out of Jail" - Willie Earle, South Carolina's Last Lynching Victim
In They Stole Him Out of Jail (2019, USC Press), William B. Gravely presents…
"They Stole Him Out of Jail" - Willie Earle, South Carolina's Last Lynching Victim
In They Stole Him Out of Jail (2019, USC Press), William B. Gravely presents the most comprehensive account of the Willie Earle's lynching ever written, exploring it from background to aftermath and from multiple perspectives. Gravely meticulously re
Living by Inches: Captivity in Civil War Prisons
From battlefields, boxcars, and forgotten warehouses to notorious prison camps like Andersonville and Elmira, prisoners seemed to be everywhere during the American Civil War. Yet there is much we do not know about the soldiers and civilians whose very
Go Inside Catering, the Food World’s Riskiest Business with Matt and Ted Lee
This week on Walter Edgar's Journal, Mat Lee and Ted Lee drop in to talk about…