Walter Edgar's Journal

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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Black South Carolinians, Soldiers in World War I


Upon the United States' entrance into World War I, President Woodrow Wilson…


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 August 13, 2018  51m
 
 

Black South Carolinian Soldiers in World War I


(Originally broadcast 02/23/18) - Upon the United States' entrance into World War I, President Woodrow Wilson told the nation that the war was being fought to "make the world safe for democracy." For many African-American South Carolinians, the chance to


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 August 13, 2018  51m
 
 

World War I: South Carolina and the Military


(Originally broadcast 02/09/18) - With the United States’ entrance into World…


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 August 6, 2018  51m
 
 

World War I: S.C. and the Military


(Originally broadcast 02/09/18) - With the United States’ entrance into World War I, three Army training bases were set up in South Carolina. The social and economic impact on a state still suffering from the devastation of the Civil War was dramatic.


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 August 6, 2018  51m
 
 

South Carolina Women and World War I


(Originally broadcast 02/02/18) - When the United States entered the First…


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 July 30, 2018  51m
 
 

South Carolina Women and World War I


When the United States entered the First World War in 1918 they women of South Carolina figuratively rolled up their sleeves, and went to work to support their state and their country. At this time, the average woman in the state was black, lived in a


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 July 30, 2018  51m
 
 

S. C. Historical Society: Telling the Stories of All South Carolinians


(Originally broadcast 03/23/18) - The South Carolina Historical Society’s headquarters in downtown Charleston, SC, the historic "Fireproof Building," is undergoing a multi-million dollar renovation, with plans to re-open in summer 2018. While continuing


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 July 23, 2018  51m
 
 

S. C. Historical Society: Telling the Stories of All South Carolinians


(Originally broadcast 03/23/18) - The South Carolina Historical Society’s headquarters in downtown Charleston, SC, the historic "Fireproof Building," is undergoing a multi-million dollar renovation, with plans to re-open in summer 2018. While continuing


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 July 23, 2018  51m
 
 

Journalist Robert Cox and the Newspaper That Published Dangerous Truths


(Originally broadcast 01/19/18) - The Buenos Aires Herald ceased publication in July of 2017, almost 141 years after its founding. The paper became famous, however, only in the latter part of the 20th century, for exposing the forced disappearances of


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 July 16, 2018  51m
 
 

Journalist Robert Cox and the Newspaper That Published Dangerous Truths


(Originally broadcast 01/19/18) - The Buenos Aires Herald ceased publication in July of 2017, almost 141 years after its founding. The paper became famous, however, only in the latter part of the 20th century, for exposing the forced disappearances of


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 July 16, 2018  51m