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 9 hours 27 minutes
Black South Carolinians in World War I
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 fight in this war was a way to
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities
Film maker Stanley Nelson and Dr. Bobby Donaldson of the University of South…
Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities
Film maker Stanley Nelson and Dr. Bobby Donaldson of the University of South Carolina talk with Walter Edgar about the story of historically black colleges and universities in the U. S., and about Mr. Nelson’s film Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of
The Military in South Carolina in World War I
Dr. Andrew Myers from the University of South Carolina Upstate joins Dr. Edgar…
The Military in South Carolina in World War I
Dr. Andrew Myers from the University of South Carolina Upstate joins Dr. Edgar for a public Conversation on South Carolina History, World War I: S.C. and the Military , on January 23, 2018. It was part of a series presented in January and February, 2018,
South Carolina Women and World War I
Dr. Amy McCandless, professor emerita of history at the College of Charleston, joins Dr. Edgar for a public Conversation on South Carolina History, World War I: S.C. Women during the War. The conversation took place at USC’s Capstone Conference Center, in
New Politics in the Old South: Ernest F. Hollings in the Civil Rights Era
(Originally broadcast 9/29/17) - New Politics in the Old South: Ernest F. Hollings in the Civil Rights Era (2016, USC Press) is the first scholarly biography of Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings, a key figure in South Carolina and national political developments
Journalist Robert Cox and the Newspaper Published Dangerous Truths
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 Argentinians during the 1976-83
Theologies of Terrain: the Poetry of Tim Conroy
Ed Madden, editor of Theologies of Terrain (Muddy Ford Press, 2017), writes that poet Tim Conroy “is a theologian of the best kind, a theologian of the ordinary.” “He knows… [we] face crushing loss and daily difficulties. We have to learn to live the best
The Yankee Plague: Escaped Union Prisoners and the Collapse of the Confederacy
(Originally broadcast 09/15/17) - During the winter of 1864, more than 3,000 Federal prisoners of war escaped from Confederate prison camps into South Carolina and North Carolina, often with the aid of local slaves. Their flight created, in the words of