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Since 1670 there has been a visible African American presence in South Carolina. Regardless of individuals’ status, that black presence has had an incalculable impact of the cultural, economic, and political development of the state.

Although separated by only a narrow strip of land, the two towns nevertheless developed distinct identities.

Prior to the entry of the United States into World War II, the depressed South Carolina economy had already started…