Carolina Stories

Over Here: The Homefront During World War I

World War I activities on the homefront literally changed the South Carolina landscape. They also changed how women and African-Americans saw themselves as part of society. We’ll ask experts to tell us how these stories fit into the big picture for South Carolina.

The program premiered on ETV October 18 at 9 p.m. These subject areas were highlighted:

* Pro-war and anti-war sentiment in a state that called Woodrow Wilson their own
* African-American participation - why African-Americans supported the war effort and how they were disappointed by response to their efforts
* Women’s roles - and how the war effort plays a part in the women’s movement
* Military camps - how they sprang up, practically boomtowns, and what they meant for South Carolina cities
* The influenza epidemic in the fall of 1918 - how it affected war efforts, how the camps may have played a role, and the impact on the state

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Thursday - October 23, 2008 at 9:00 pm (Repeat)
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Ghosts and Legends

Ghosts and Legends tracks the legends and lore from South Carolina’s past in this haunting journey from the Old Exchange Dungeon in Charleston to the Abbeville Opera House in the Upstate. Search for the Lands End Ghost that walks the Carolina coast and maybe the most famous of all, the Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp. Produced and directed by William Richardson.

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Thursday - October 30, 2008 at 9:00 pm
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Carolina Stories travels to the Beaufort Lowcountry and beyond for In This Sacred Place, a documentary that takes a look at the sanctuaries and sites of cultural and historical significance in that part of the state.  The program also examines the traditions that make these sites relevant, even today. 

In This Sacred Place is an exploration of the spiritual journeys that have shaped our cultural heritage.  From Beaufort’s Beth Israel Synagogue to the Pon Pon Chapel of Ease in Jacksonboro, the program transports viewers into places of worship that are as rich and diverse as the congregations they serve.

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Thursday - October 09, 2008 at 9:00 pm (Repeat)
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Finding Clovis takes viewers on an archeological adventure at the Topper dig site in Allendale County, South Carolina. Famous for Clovis and pre-Clovis artifacts there is recent evidence that may support the theory that a comet suddenly wiped out the Clovis culture 13,000 years ago. The Topper dig annually attracts scientists, students, volunteers, and observers. As part of Finding Clovis, world-renowned scientists such as Allen West, Dennis Stanford from The Smithsonian, David Anderson, Scott Jones, and Al Goodyear from the University of South Carolina will offer their opinions about these significant first Americans—where they came from, how they lived, and what may have been their fate. Producers are Steve Folks and Alejandro Baez.

Following "Finding Clovis" at 9:30 is Spokes and Strings. This program features the challenges and triumphs of three South Carolina athletes who play wheelchair tennis on the international level.

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Thursday - September 18, 2008 at 9:00 pm
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Tells the story of the dedicated team of women (and a few men) who are making a positive impact on the endangered sea turtle population along the SC coast.

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Thursday - August 21, 2008 at 9:00 pm
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One of the worst American battle defeats in the Revolution was fought in Camden, South Carolina. Revolutionary war re-enactors help tell the story of this crucial event in American history.

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Thursday - August 14, 2008 at 9:00 pm
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Early every weekday morning, a fleet of small motorboats launches from the Mount Arena landing on Sandy Island, taking residents to work along South Carolina’s Grand Strand. The children board the school boat, the Prince Washington, for the daily trip to mainland schools. However, residents do not seem to mind that there are no roads on or off the island. In fact, they fought to keep it this way.

The program takes a multi-faceted look at the sensitive issue of environmental development along this stretch of South Carolina’s coastline.

A year in the making, this program explores thecomplex issues surrounding the threat of development to Sandy Island, the residents and the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. Perspectives from all the main players in the debate – from the residents who are descended from freed slaves, to the environmentalists, to the developers themselves – are offered during this unflinching look.

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Thursday - July 31, 2008 at 9:00 pm (Repeat)
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This hour-long documentary delves into the mysteries behind the most notorious criminal in South Carolina’s history, Donald "Pee Wee" Gaskins.

Fifteen years ago last month, Gaskins was executed in an electric chair by the South Carolina Department of Corrections. This was the end to a life that was filled with extreme violence.

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Thursday - July 24, 2008 at 9:00 pm (Repeat)
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