Shipwrecks frequently get lost, but a search for four missing Civil War blockade runners off South Carolina has come to the unusual conclusion that at least three are now buried on land. The fourth ...

South Carolina gala marks 150 years after secession, sparks debate on slavery. Dec. 20, 2010— -- It's been 150 years since South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union ahead of ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Ahead of America’s 250th anniversary, each week WIS will be exploring a new place around the Palmetto State that showcases the rich history of South Carolina. This week, we ...

Children and adults read outside the barracks of Freedman's Village, Arlington, VA, in 1862. The push for universal public education across the United States began in the midst of the Civil War — on ...

The South Carolina Department of Education is set to unveil next year’s state African American history calendar.

South Carolina played an outsized role in the Revolutionary War, though it is one that has largely been overlooked by what happened elsewhere, as well as the oversized symbolism the Palmetto State ...