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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — South Carolina became the first state to secede from the federal Union 165 years ago Saturday, starting the path towards the American Civil War. The vote was passed ...
December is a month to make and recall joyous memories as family and friends gather to celebrate the holidays. Yet for Charleston, December is also a time to remember two pivotal events in the city’s ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! An introduction to the 1860 election is featured. Author and history professor Rachel Shelden talked about the issue of slavery at the time, the ...
On December 20, 1860, South Carolina passed her ordinance of secession. Then she sent commissioners to Washington to seek recognition of her independence, and dispatched agents to urge other States to ...
Examines the build-up to the Civil War: slavery, the Missouri Compromise, abolitionism, and key events like the Dred Scott decision and the election of Lincoln led to secession.