Before the US was a nation, South Carolina was a republic — with its own president

Before the Declaration of Independence, Patriot leaders in South Carolina created a shadow government to replace the authority of British royalty. This became the Republic of South Carolina.

Harvard turns over first US photos of enslaved people to South Carolina museum

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - Harvard has turned over what are believed to be the first photographs taken of enslaved people in the U.S. to a South Carolina museum after a ...