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Tag: History Commission

Posted inFeatures, News

How South Carolina history was hijacked to sell the Lost Cause

by Dustin Waters December 13, 2017
Posted inNews, News Briefs

History Commission approves toned-down version of Calhoun plaque

by Adam Manno December 8, 2017
Posted inNews, News Briefs

Ideology and word choice stretch November meeting of Charleston’s History Commission

by Adam Manno November 1, 2017
Posted inNews, News Briefs

Looking back at the origins of Charleston’s most controversial monument

by Dustin Waters October 10, 2017October 6, 2020
Posted inNews, News Briefs

Charleston History Commission grapples with reconciling Calhoun’s legacy and bigoted beliefs

by Dustin Waters October 5, 2017
Posted inNews, News Briefs

Charleston History Commission to hold first meeting on proposed John C. Calhoun monument plaque

by Dustin Waters October 3, 2017
Posted inNews, News Briefs

Charleston mayor calls for new monuments and updated historical markers to tell city’s full story

by Dustin Waters August 31, 2017

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