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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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November,1832: The Nullification Convention Meets in Columbia
Following the election of many states-rights advocates to South Carolina’s legislature, the state responded to Henry Clay’s tariff of 1832 …
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June, 1737: A Revolutionary Heroine is Born
Rebecca Brewton was born at her father’s plantation on the Santee River on June 15, 1737. Her father, Robert, was …
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