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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Why the South Still Matters in the Minds of Its People


The American South has experienced remarkable change over the past half century. Black voter registration has increased, the region’s politics have shifted from one-party Democratic to the near-domination of the Republican Party, and in-migration has


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 June 11, 2018  51m
 
 

Martyr of the American Revolution: The Execution of Isaac Hayne


Martyr of the American Revolution: The Execution of Isaac Hayne, South Carolinian (2017, USC Press) examines the events that set an American militia colonel on a disastrous collision course with two British officers, his execution in Charleston, and the


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 June 4, 2018  51m
 
 

Martyr of the American Revolution: The Execution of Isaac Hayne


Martyr of the American Revolution: The Execution of Isaac Hayne, South Carolinian (2017, USC Press) examines the events that set an American militia colonel on a disastrous collision course with two British officers, his execution in Charleston, and the


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 June 4, 2018  51m
 
 

Uncompromising Activist: Richard Greener, First Black Graduate of Harvard College


Richard Theodore Greener (1844–1922) was a renowned black activist and scholar. The first black graduate of Harvard College, he became the first black faculty member at the University of South Carolina, during Reconstruction. He was even the first black


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 May 28, 2018  51m
 
 

Uncompromising Activist: Richard Greener, First Black Professor at USC


Richard Theodore Greener (1844–1922) was a renowned black activist and scholar. The first black graduate of Harvard College, he became the first black faculty member at the University of South Carolina, during Reconstruction. He was even the first black


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 May 28, 2018  51m
 
 

Forgotten Jazz Great: Charleston’s Fud Livingston


Charleston’s Fud Livingston, 'Jazz Age' arranger, composer, and musician, made memorable music. Joseph Anthony “Fud” Livingston, born in Charleston, SC, in 1906, was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger, and composer who played with some of


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 May 14, 2018  40m
 
 

Forgotten Jazz Great: Charleston’s Fud Livingston Made Some of the Best Music of the ‘Jazz Age’


Joseph Anthony “Fud” Livingston, born in Charleston, SC, in 1906, was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, arranger, and composer who played with some of the most renowned musicians of the Jazz Age, including Bix Beiderbecke, Red Nichols, Joe Venuti


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 May 14, 2018  40m
 
 

Greenville Chautauqua History Alive: Courage


The topic of this year’s History Alive festival presented by Greenville…


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 May 7, 2018  51m
 
 

Greenville Chautauqua History Alive: Courage


The topic of this year’s History Alive festival presented by Greenville Chautauqua is “Courage.” Historical interpreters will appear in character under the Chautauqua tent bringing to life the stores of Alice Paul, Francis Marion, Harriet Tubman, Clara


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 May 7, 2018  51m
 
 

Greenville Chautauqua History Alive: Courage


The topic of this year’s History Alive festival presented by Greenville Chautauqua is “Courage.” Historical interpreters will appear in character under the Chautauqua tent bringing to life the stores of Alice Paul, Francis Marion, Harriet Tubman, Clara


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 May 7, 2018  51m