South Carolina in Credo: History and Biographies

State in eastern USA, bordered to the north and northeast by North Carolina, to the south and west by Georgia, and to the southeast by the Atlantic Ocean.

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
Dum Spiro Spero [While I Breathe, I Hope]
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Animis Opibusque Parati [Prepared in Mind and Resources]

From Encyclopedia of Free Blacks and People of Color in the Americas
The English colonial city of Charles Towne, South Carolina (today known as Charleston), was founded in 1670. Many of the original white inhabitants immigrated to this new city on the mainland from the Caribbean island of Barbados. It can be said that Carolina was a colony of a colony, in that many of the inhabitants left one English colony to found another. Charleston is located near the coast beside a fine harbor.

From Freedom Facts and Firsts: 400 Years of the African American Civil Rights Experience
Founded in 1896 as the only state-supported land grant institution for African Americans.

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
At Charleston; state supported; chartered (1842) as The Citadel, opened 1843.

From Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States
The State of South Carolina is a capital punishment jurisdiction. The State reenacted its death penalty law after the United States Supreme Court decision in Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238 (1972), on July 2, 1974.

Musician, dancer, composer, producer, bandleader, and philanthropist; born in Barnwell, South Carolina, USA. One of the most significant figures in black pop music, he began his singing career in Macon, GA with the Gospel Starlighters.

From Encyclopedia of African-American Literature
A pioneer in the theater, as well as an actress, director, novelist, playwright, columnist, essayist, lecturer, and theater consultant, Alice Childress was a versatile writer-playwright who boldly explored controversial racial and socioeconomic issues that portray the masses of poor or “ordinary” people struggling to overcome insurmountable obstacles in America. Through innovative characters and themes, and by writing frankly and realistically, she challenged her audiences and made lasting impressions on them for more than four decades.

From Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
Comedian, satirist, writer, and television host Stephen Colbert is one of America's most influential political and cultural provocateurs.

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia
US boxer. Nicknamed ‘Smokin' Joe’, he was world heavyweight champion 1970–73.

Jazz trumpeter and composer, born in Cheraw, South Carolina, USA. John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie worked in prominent swing bands (1937–44), including those of Benny Carter and Charlie Barnet.

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia
US baseball player. He was banned from baseball in 1921 for his involvement in the 1919 ‘Black Sox’ scandal.

Jasper Johns is a painter, sculptor, and printmaker of the neo-dada movement of the 1950s and early 1960s and an important precursor of pop art.

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia
US singer and actor. Originally a dancer with the Katherine Dunham troupe, and African-American modern dance company, she stayed in Paris, France, after a tour and gained a reputation as a club singer. Known for her catlike style and seductive cabaret voice, she had a string of hits including ‘Santa Baby’ (1954), which became a modern Christmas standard. She made her feature film debut in The Mark of the Hawk (1957), opposite Sidney Poitier and played Catwoman in the original Batman television series (1967–68).

Mickey Spillane is a well-known American writer of crime novels. He is best known for his Mike Hammer series of books and he wrote many other crime fiction works.

From African American Almanac
Christopher Julius Rock III was born in Andréws, South Carolina, on February 7, 1965.

In From Suffrage to the Senate: America's Political Women
In 1936, she became the first black woman to head a federal agency, serving in President Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration.

American statesman and political philosopher, b. near Abbeville, S.C., grad. Yale, 1804. He was an intellectual giant of political life in his day.

US Democrat politician, vice-presidential candidate in 2004.

In From Suffrage to the Senate: America's Political Women
Republican Nikki Haley became governor of South Carolina in 2011, the first woman and the first racial minority to hold the office.

7th President of the United States (1829–37). In the War of 1812 Jackson defeated the Creek warriors, tacit allies of the British, at Horseshoe Bend, Ala. (Mar., 1814) after a strenuous campaign and won the rank of major general in the U.S. army.

American civil rights leader and politician. A Baptist minister, he directed national antidiscrimination efforts (1966-1977) and sought the 1984 and 1988 Democratic presidential nominations. Jesse Jackson has worked diligently on behalf of civil rights, but he may be most recognized for the dynamic way he has crafted a message of inclusion and reform. Jackson was born in Greenville, South Carolina, USA.

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
American political leader and diplomat, b. Charleston, S.C

In From Suffrage to the Senate: America's Political Women
Democrat Corrine Riley of South Carolina served in the U.S. House of Representatives from April 10, 1962 to January 3, 1963.

From Culture Wars in America: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices
He was involved in many issues during his decades as a legislator, but as a central figure in southern politics during a period of sweeping change, he was best known for his opposition to desegregation.

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
1734–1832, American Revolutionary officer.