South Carolina in the modern age /
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| Author / Creator: | Edgar, Walter B., 1943- |
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| Imprint: | Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, c1992. |
| Description: | 181 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1321656 |
Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. A Political Bullring, 1891-1916. Some Background: The United States in 1890. South Carolina in 1890. The Rise of Ben Tillman. Legalizing Jim Crow. The Coming of the Mills. A Divided Electorate. The Blease Phenomenon. The Progressives. The Threat of Violence. Richard I. Manning. The Mill Problem. A New Order
- Ch. 2. A Land of Monuments and Memories, 1916-1941. "The War to End All Wars" The Farm Problem. "The Draining Years on the Cotton Farms" Exodus. Hard Times in the Textile Industry. A Shortage of Ready Cash. Boosters and Tourists. Cherishing the Past. Preserving the Past. Black and White: Slogans and Reality. "Ol' Car'lina" The Agrarian Tradition. "South Carolina Upon a Pedestal" The Great Depression. The New Deal in South Carolina. The Political Scene. South Carolina and FDR
- Ch. 3. Ignited by War, 1941-1966. World War II. Coming Home. The Sky Didn't Fall. "Killbillies" and "Opera in Greenville" "The Spark of Industrial Development" A Cooperative State Government. "A Two-Fisted Competitive Spirit" Town and Country. The Price of Prejudice. South Carolina Reacts to the Brown Decision. "We Shall Overcome" The Year of Decision: 1963. The Confederate War Centennial. The Emergence of Two-Party Politics. Some Things Changed; Some Things Didn't
- Ch. 4. Changes and Challenges, 1966-1991. The Decline of Rural South Carolina. "Bubba Gate," Lost Trust and Reform. Two-Party Politics. "Adjusting to New Circumstances" Private Schools. Pennies for Education. Questioning Plastics in Beaufort - and Development. Deja Vu With A Difference. South Carolinians Abroad. South Carolina Then and Now. A South Carolina Chronology, 1890-1991.