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South Carolina (/ˌkærəˈlaɪnə/ ^ⓘ KARR-ə-LIE-nə) is a state in the coastal Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia to the southwest across the Savannah River. Along with North Carolina, it makes up the Carolinas region of the East Coast. South Carolina is the 40th-largest and 23rd-most populous U.S. state with a recorded population of 5,118,425 according to the 2020 census. In , its GDP was $213.45 billion. South Carolina is composed of 46 counties. The capital is Columbia with a population of 136,632 in 2020; while its most populous city is Charleston with a 2020 population of 150,227. The Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC Combined Statistical Area is the most populous combined metropolitan area in the state, with an estimated 2023 population of 1,590,636.

South Carolina was named in honor of King Charles I of England, who first formed the English colony, with Carolus being Latin for "Charles". In 1712 the Province of South Carolina was formed. One of the original Thirteen Colonies, South Carolina became a royal colony in 1719. During the American Revolutionary War, South Carolina was the site of major activity among the American colonies, with more than 200 battles and skirmishes fought within the state. South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on May 23, 1788. A slave state, it was the first state to vote in favor of secession from the Union on December 20, 1860. After the American Civil War, it was readmitted to the Union on July 9, 1868.

During the early-to-mid 20th century, the state started to see economic progress as many textile mills and factories were built across the state. The civil rights movement of the mid-20th century helped end segregation and legal discrimination policies within the state. Economic diversification in South Carolina continued to pick up speed during and in the ensuing decades after World War II. In the early 21st century, South Carolina's economy is based on industries such as aerospace, agribusiness, automotive manufacturing, and tourism. (Full article...)

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Linda Martell (born Thelma Bynem; June 4, 1941) is an American singer. She became the first commercially successful black female artist in the country music field and the first to play the Grand Ole Opry. As one of the first African-American country performers, Martell helped influence the careers of future Nashville artists of color.

Born and raised in South Carolina, Martell listened to country, gospel and R&B music. In her teens, she formed a singing trio with her family titled Linda Martell and the Anglos. During the 1960s, the group recorded a handful of R&B singles and sang alongside other black performers. However, the group had little success and soon parted ways. Performing as a solo act, Martell was discovered singing country music on an air force base. This led to an introduction to producer Shelby Singleton, who signed her to his Nashville label in 1969. The same year, the label released her country cover of "Color Him Father". The song became a top 10 single on the Billboard charts and her debut album followed in 1970. (Full article...)

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Christopher Julius Rock (born February 7, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker. Rock first gained prominence for his stand-up routines in the 1980s, where he tackled subjects including race relations, human sexuality, and observational comedy. His success branched off into productions in film, television, and on-stage, having received multiple accolades including three Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award nomination. He was ranked No. 5 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. He also ranked No. 5 on Rolling Stone's list of the 50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time.

After years working as a stand-up comedian and appearing in minor film roles including Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Rock gained prominence as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1993. While at SNL, he appeared in the films New Jack City (1991), Boomerang (1992) and CB4 (1993), which he also wrote and produced. He reached mainstream stardom with Bring the Pain in 1996. Rock continued making specials which include Bigger & Blacker (1999), Never Scared (2004), Kill the Messenger (2008), Tamborine (2018), and Selective Outrage (2023). He developed, wrote, produced and narrated the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris (2005-2009), which was based on his early life. From 1997 to 2000 HBO aired his talk show The Chris Rock Show. (Full article...)

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Image 1Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge from Charleston Harbor (from South Carolina)
Image 2A cotton farmer and his children pose before taking their crop to a cotton gin, circa 1870 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 3South Carolina is named after King Charles I of England. Carolina is taken from the Latin word for "Charles", Carolus. (from History of South Carolina)
Image 4Myrtle Beach, North Ocean Boulevard in 2010 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 5Charleston in ruins, 1865 (from South Carolina)
Image 6Fort Sumter National Monument, site of the first battle of the American Civil War, in Charleston (from South Carolina)
Image 7Map of French Florida, which included modern-day South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 8Population density of South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 9Pinnacle Mountain viewed from Caesars Head (from South Carolina)
Image 10Category 4 Hurricane Hugo in 1989 (from South Carolina)

Map of South Carolina counties by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

Non-Hispanic White

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50–60%

60–70%

70–80%

80–90%

Black or African American

40–50%

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(from South Carolina)

Image 12Furman University bell tower near Greenville (from South Carolina)
Image 13Fort Sumter National Monument, site of the first battle of the American Civil War, in Charleston (from South Carolina)
Image 14Joseph Rainey was the first black person to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. He represented SC's 1st congressional district. (from South Carolina)
Image 15Children workers c. 1912. Some children who worked in South Carolina textile mills went to school half a day and worked before and after school—and eight or nine hours on Saturday. (from South Carolina)
Image 16Lord Charles Montagu, the last Royal Governor of South Carolina (from History of South Carolina)
Image 17South Carolina State House (from South Carolina)
Image 18Pinnacle Mountain viewed from Caesars Head (from South Carolina)
Image 19North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, 2010 (from South Carolina)
Image 20A roller coaster in the South Carolina portion of Carowinds (from South Carolina)
Image 21Joseph Rainey was the first black person to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. He represented SC's 1st congressional district. (from South Carolina)
Image 22A historic home on the Battery in Charleston (from History of South Carolina)
Image 23Millford Plantation built 1839–41, is an example of Greek Revival architecture (from South Carolina)
Image 24Map of French Florida, which included modern-day South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 25A snow plow in South Carolina. The upstate and mountainous region of the state receives the most measurable snowfall. (from South Carolina)
Image 26Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from South Carolina)
Image 27Children workers c. 1912. Some children who worked in South Carolina textile mills went to school half a day and worked before and after school—and eight or nine hours on Saturday. (from South Carolina)
Image 28Ethnic origins in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 29Wade Hampton III, leader of "Redeemers" political coalition after Reconstruction era (from History of South Carolina)
Image 30A map of the average annual precipitation in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 31Treemap of the popular vote by county, 2016 presidential election (from South Carolina)
Image 32A twenty-dollar banknote issued by South Carolina in 1777 (from South Carolina)
Image 33Population density of South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 34A map of the average annual precipitation in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 35Inside Ft. Sumter, 1861 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 36North Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach, 2010 (from South Carolina)
Image 37Furman University bell tower near Greenville (from South Carolina)
Image 38South Carolina State House (from South Carolina)
Image 39Ethnic origins in South Carolina (from South Carolina)
Image 40A snow plow in South Carolina. The upstate and mountainous region of the state receives the most measurable snowfall. (from South Carolina)
Image 41A roller coaster in the South Carolina portion of Carowinds (from South Carolina)
Image 42Charleston in ruins, 1865 (from South Carolina)
Image 43Millford Plantation built 1839–41, is an example of Greek Revival architecture (from South Carolina)
Image 44The Carolina Colony grants of 1663 and 1665 (from South Carolina)
Image 45Census listing number of slaves in South Carolina, 1721 (from History of South Carolina)
Image 46South Carolina was formed in 1712. (from History of South Carolina)
Image 47Top left, the shores of Florida and the future Carolina explored in 1500 and showed in 1502 on the Cantino planisphere (from South Carolina)
Image 48Category 4 Hurricane Hugo in 1989 (from South Carolina)
Image 49Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge from Charleston Harbor (from South Carolina)
Image 50Top left, the shores of Florida and the future Carolina explored in 1500 and showed in 1502 on the Cantino planisphere (from South Carolina)
Image 51The Carolina Colony grants of 1663 and 1665 (from South Carolina)
Image 52Statue of Ben Tillman, one of the most outspoken advocates of racism to serve in U.S. Congress (from History of South Carolina)
Image 53Map of South Carolina counties by racial plurality, per the 2020 U.S. census

Non-Hispanic White
  40–50%

  50–60%

  60–70%

  70–80%

  80–90%

Black or African American
  40–50%

  50–60%

  60–70%

  70–80%

(from South Carolina)
Image 54A twenty-dollar banknote issued by South Carolina in 1777 (from South Carolina)
Image 55An 1861 engraving of Fort Sumter before the attack that began the Civil War (from History of South Carolina)

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... that Annie Dove Denmark was offered residency on campus for the rest of her life after resigning as the president of Anderson College?
... that a Federal Communications Commission examiner found that billing fraud at a South Carolina radio station "merited the severest sanctions"?
... that in 1974, Oliver C. Dawson was the first black person to be inducted into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame?
... that in 2021, Tropical Storm Danny became just the third named system to make landfall in South Carolina in the month of June since 1867?
... that South Carolina's Buford High School was named in 1925 after Continental Army Colonel Abraham Buford, who fought at a nearby battlefield in 1780?
... that the Kingstree jail fire killed 22 freedmen amidst the "unsettled" labor conditions of Reconstruction in South Carolina?

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Columbia (capital)
Regions	Atlantic Coastal Plain Blue Ridge Mountains Grand Strand High Hills of Santee Lake Murray Country Lowcountry Metrolina Midlands Ninety-Six District Olde English District Pee Dee Piedmont Sandhills Sea Islands Upstate	Seal of South Carolina
Larger cities	Charleston Columbia Greenville North Charleston Rock Hill Spartanburg
Smaller cities	Aiken Anderson Beaufort Bennettsville Camden Cayce Conway Easley Florence Forest Acres Gaffney Georgetown Greenwood Greer Goose Creek Hilton Head Island Isle of Palms Laurens Lexington Mauldin Myrtle Beach North Augusta North Myrtle Beach Orangeburg Simpsonville Summerville Sumter Union Walterboro West Columbia York
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