Winter Lecture Series:People You Should Know: Remarkable South Carolinians, 1700 – 1860
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The South Carolina Historical Society
In 2014, the South Carolina Historical Society will present its seventh annual Winter Lecture series, People You Should Know: Remarkable South Carolinians, 1700 – 1860. Beginning Tuesday, January 21, noted historians will discuss the trailblazers who left an indelible mark and the events that shaped us all.
Jan. 21 Douglas MacIntyre “DANGER: The Life and Times of William Thomson (1727-1796)”
Jan. 28 J. Brent Morris, Ph.D. “‘The most hated man in the Beaufort District’: The Transformation of Planter-Turned-Abolitionist William Henry Brisbane”
Feb. 4 Courtney Tollison Hartness, Ph.D. “Richard Furman: Minister, Educator, Patriot”
Feb. 11 Lacy Ford, Ph. D. “James Petigru: Civic Reformer in an Age of Radicalism”
Feb. 18 Alexia Jones Helsley “Rebecca Brewton Motte: Revolutionary South Carolinian”
Feb. 25 Nic Butler, Ph.D. “Moses Brown of Chehaw and Charleston (1750-1819): The “Rosetta Stone” of Black Musicians in Early South Carolina”
March 4 Sarah Stroud Clarke “Francis Yonge: An Archaeological Perspective of a Colonial Agent”
March 11 Mark Cheathem, Ph.D. “Andrew Jackson, Southerner”