Andrew Davis
Andrew Davis
Production Manager, Digital
Andrew Davis graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2012, with his bachelor’s degree in history. After completing a video and editing internship at SCETV’s Columbia location, he now serves as a Production Manager for scetv.org and KnowItAll.org. Andrew has been at ETV since 2017, and is able combine his passion for history with video production skills to create digital content for KnowItAll.org.
Stories
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The Black Codes - Freedwoman | Reconstruction 360
May 29, 2023The wife of the jailed freedman has come to the jail to support her husband in his contract dispute with the white landowner. In 1865 and 1866, following the example of Northern Blacks, freedpeople in the South held protests against racist laws such as the Black Codes... -
The Black Codes - Freedman | Reconstruction 360
May 22, 2023The Black man in this jail cell has been locked up for refusing to sign a labor contract. Under the Black Codes he is considered a vagrant. Freedpeople had to sign labor contracts to work for whites, or be convicted of vagrancy and fined. Reconstruction 360 uses a 360 degree... -
The Black Codes - Freedmen's Bureau Agent | Reconstruction 360
May 15, 2023The growth of Black Codes in the South made it clear that freedpeople needed the support and protection of the federal government. On March 3, 1865 Congress established the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, also known as the Freedmen’s Bureau, to provide... -
Remember: Cinco de Mayo is NOT Mexico's Independence Day!
May 05, 2023Cinco de Mayo is commonly mistaken for Mexico's Independence Day. What is the difference? May 5 commemorates the miraculous Mexican victory against Imperialist French forces at the Battle of Puebla. On May 5, 1862, 2,000 Mexicans under command of General Ignacio Zaragoza... -
Why are Army bombers on an aircraft carrier?
April 18, 2023Here's something you don't see every day: Army bombers on a Navy aircraft carrier? You may have asked that question if you were a sailor on board one of the ships escorting the U.S.S. Hornet in early April 1942. The Hornet was carrying 16 heavily modified B-25 "Mitchell"... -
More Famous SC Women! - Trivia Quiz
March 24, 2023In observance of Women’s Equality Day (August 26), this week’s edition of Dr. Walter Edgar’s South Carolina Trivia will spotlight more women from South Carolina who have made positive contributions to society, such as fighting for the right to vote! August 26 is the...
