Tag: history
Black Columbia residents reconnect 55 years after being displaced
Residents were made to move in 1968 to make way for the Carolina Coliseum.
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Columbia Canopy Project seeks shade, history in marginalized communities
The project has planted 175 trees so far.
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Historic house near USC Horseshoe gets renovations
The house on Marion Street known as the Minton family home is getting a touch up that preserves its roots.
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South Carolina Black Press Institute honors legacy of Black journalist and activist
Allen University held a symposium with the S.C. Black Press Institute to honor John Henry McCray, a Black political activist and newspaper publisher. The organization received a grant three years ago to study his work.
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Capital City Stadium lives on through memories of fans, players
Capital City Stadium has been a sports gem of Columbia since its opening in 1927. Now, as it lives out its last days, fans and players recite their memories over the stadium’s 95-year history.
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$1.5 million donation to expand South Carolina civil rights education
An energy infrastructure company announced a donation to expand the University of South Carolina’s Center for Civil Rights History and Research.
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History professor wants to help bring UofSC into 21st century
As a co-chair on the Presidential Commission on University History, history professor Valinda Littlefield wants the commission’s work to do more than change controversial building names on campus.
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All Rise – The first female South Carolina Supreme Court Justice aims to uplift young women
Justice Jean Hoefer Toal, the first female justice and chief justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court, aims to uplift women leaders in the legal field and beyond.
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Residents share mixed feelings about ‘springing forward’
Why countries around the world observe a daylight saving time and what health affects it may impose.
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New podcast highlights complex history of South Carolina monuments
Historic Columbia takes a dive into the complex and often forgotten history of monuments on the South Carolina State House grounds.
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Award-winning Saluda Riverwalk expands river access
The newest addition to the Three Rivers Greenway is open for public use, despite private property signage.
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UofSC examines renaming controversial campus buildings
The Presidential Commission on University History held virtual public forums Tuesday and Thursday for the Carolina community to share their thoughts on renaming campus buildings.
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