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Scott became only the sixth African American to serve in the United States Senate, as well as the first African American to represent South Carolina in that body.

Seabrook, Whitemarsh Benjamin

Along with his zeal in promoting agriculture, Seabrook was one of South Carolina’s most vocal defenders of slavery and states’ rights.

Secession

December 20, 1860, the day in Charleston on which delegates at the South Carolina state convention voted unanimously to secede from the Union, is arguably the decisive moment in the state’s history.

Secession crisis of 1850-1851

In the late 1840s the escalating sectional controversy over the expansion of slavery into the territory acquired from Mexico set in motion South Carolina’s secession crisis of 1850–1851.

Sign hanging outside of building that reads "colored waiting room"

Segregation

The legalized segregation of the races in South Carolina arose as a part of white Carolinians’ long reaction to emancipation and Reconstruction.

Sheheen, Robert Joseph

As Speaker, Sheheen devoted much of his time to organizational and procedural issues at a time when South Carolina’s two-party system was growing increasingly partisan and competitive.

Sheppard, John Calhoun

In addition to his law practice, Sheppard served as director and president of the Bank of Edgefield, director of the Edgefield Farmers’ Loan and Savings Bank, and director of the Edgefield Ginning, Milling, and Mining Company.

Black and white photograph of wrecked 1954 Ford Sheriff car at the intersection of Allen and Steven Streets in the Dunean Mill community.

Sheriffs and Constables

Sheriffs are well-known and prominent public officials and law enforcement officers. Constables tend to be somewhat obscure in the public’s awareness. But whether sheriffs or constables, these officers have been steadfastly providing law enforcement services since the colonial period.

Simpson, William Dunlap

Legislator, judge, governor. Simpson was born in Laurens District on October 27 1823, son of John Wells Simpson and Elizabeth…

Slave Codes

South Carolina’s earliest formal code of law regarding slaves, established in 1690, borrowed heavily from the statutes governing slavery on…

Smalls, Robert

Smalls’s war-time accomplishments made him a political force in the Sea Islands, with its overwhelmingly black population. In 1867 Smalls was one of the founders of the Republican Party in South Carolina, an organization to which he remained loyal all his life.

Smith, Benjamin

Merchant, politician, planter. Smith was born in South Carolina in 1717, the eldest child of the planter and politician Thomas…

Smith, Charles Aurelius

Banker, governor. Smith was born in North Carolina on January 22, 1861, the son of Joseph Smith. After attending local…

Smith, Ellison Durant

U.S. senator. Smith was born in Sumter District (later Lee County) on August 1, 1864, one of ten children born…

Smith, Nell Whitley

Legislator, educator, businesswoman. Smith, the daughter of Arthur Hugh Smith and Alice Beryl Whitley, was born in Washington, North Carolina,…

Smith, Thomas

Governor. Born in England around 1648, Smith immigrated with his family to Carolina in 1683, likely as a member of…

Smith, William

U.S. senator. Born near the North Carolina border, Smith spent most of his life in York District. After studying with…

Smith, William Loughton

Lawyer, congressman, diplomat. Smith was born on October 2, 1758, the son of the prominent merchant Benjamin Smith and Anne…

Sothel, Seth

South Carolina Budget and Control Board

South Carolina has historically been a “legislative state” with a tradition of a “commission” approach to government that goes at…