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February, 1779: The Battle of Port Royal
After the British took Savannah, Georgia, in December 1778, they decided to establish a base to the north, on Port …
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April, 1839: Robert Smalls is Born in Beaufort, South Carolina
On April 5, 1839, Robert Smalls, Civil War hero, businessman, and political figure, was born in Beaufort, South Carolina. He …
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February, 1882: The Eight Box Voting Law Severely Restricts African American Suffrage
In 1870, Congress ratified the Fifteenth Amendment, which prohibited the denial of the right to vote based on “race, color, …
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January, 1837: James Lide Coker is Born Near Society Hill
James Lide Coker was born to Caleb Coker, a planter and merchant, and his wife Hannah Lide, in 1837. After …
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