South Carolina Lunatic Asylum / State HospitalThe South Carolina Lunatic Asylum, located in Columbia, was established by the General Assembly in 1821. It did not open,…
South Carolina PlanOn April 3, 1944, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Smith v. Allwright that the white primary in Texas was…
South Carolina State ConstabularyThe constabulary’s prime mission of countering illegal whiskey was difficult and dangerous. Remote areas in mountains and swamps saw a near fanatical belief by residents that laws from beyond their domain held no sway in their territory. “Moonshine” liquor was part of the culture and a way some chose to earn a living when times were tough.
Southern Aviation SchoolThe Southern Aviation School in Camden, founded in November 1940 by Frank W. Hulse and Ike F. Jones of Augusta,…
Spears, Monroe K.Monroe Kirklyndorf Spears was born in Darlington, South Carolina, and educated at the University of South Carolina, where he earned…
Spence, Floyd DavidsonLegislator, congressman. Spence was born in Columbia on April 9, 1928, the son of J. W. and Addie Jane Spence…
Spillane, Frank MorrisonNovelist, short story writer. Nicknamed “Mickey” by his Irish Catholic father, Spillane was born in Brooklyn, New York, on March…
Spratt, John McKee, Jr.Congressman, lawyer. Spratt was born on November 1, 1942, in Charlotte, North Carolina, the son of John Spratt and Jane…
Springs, Elliott WhiteBusinessman, aviator, author. Springs was born in Lancaster on July 31, 1896, the son of Leroy Springs, a wealthy textile…
Stackhouse, Eunice Temple FordEducator, clubwoman. Stackhouse was born at Blenheim in Marlboro County on December 14, 1885, to the Baptist minister Rufus Ford…
Steadman, MarkNovelist. Steadman was born in Statesboro, Georgia, on July 2, 1930, the son of Mark Sidney Steadman, Sr., an engineer…
Steele, Henry MaxwellWriter, educator. Max Steele was born in Greenville on March 30, 1922, the son of John M. Steele and Minnie…
Stevenson, Ferdinan BackerLieutenant governor, civic leader, author. “Nancy” Stevenson was born on June 8, 1928, in New Rochelle, New York, the daughter…
Stoney, Samuel GaillardArchitect, author, historian, preservationist. Stoney is considered by many to be the quintessential Charlestonian. Born in Charleston on August 29,…
Strickland, LilyComposer, writer, artist. Strickland was born in 1884 in Anderson, the only daughter of Charlton Hines Strickland, an insurance salesman,…
Swearingen, John EldredIn 1908 Swearingen was elected state superintendent of education, a position he would hold unopposed for fourteen years. He was quick to state that he was not political but was interested in education and saw the position as an opportunity to serve the state.
Swearingen, John Eldred, Jr.From 1934 to 1938 Swearingen attended the University of South Carolina. Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa in 1938, he graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering.
Taylor, Anna HeywardArtist. Born in Columbia on November 13, 1879, Taylor was the daughter of Dr. Benjamin Taylor and Marianna Heyward, both…
Textile Workers Organizing CommitteeThe Textile Workers Organizing Committee (TWOC) was formed as part of the attempt by the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)…
Thompson, Dorothy PerryPoet, scholar, educator. Born Dorothy Perry in Springfield, South Carolina, in 1944, Thompson grew up with five siblings in the…
