South Carolina History is American History

This lecture shows how the story of South Carolina deeply impacted the story of the United States. Using numerous examples from the 16^th century onwards, this lecture demonstrates how the actions of South Carolinians and events in South Carolina contributed to the success of the British colonies in North America, the colonial rebellion and the American Revolution, sectional politics in the first part of the 19^th century, the coming of the Civil War, and Reconstruction and the 20^th century.

This program is part of the “Revolutionary Perspectives – Speaker Series” supported by the South Carolina American Revolution Sestercentennial Commission