179 History specials you can watch right now!

Andrew Davis

April 11, 2020

Calling all history enthusiasts!

South Carolina’s history is arguably one of the richest in the United States – from the prehistoric era to the present day, our state has so many stories to tell. One way to learn more about South Carolina’s history is to physically visit historical sites and museums. Another way is to watch any of the 179 locally-produced historical documentaries listed below. South Carolina ETV is pleased to bring you historical content, on-demand with the convenience of your computer and/or smart device! The program links below are categorized by time period and available to watch anytime you want! Begin exploring South Carolina history now, and enjoy!

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Prehistoric Era And First Peoples
Early Explorers
Colonial Period
The American Revolution
The Federal Period
Antebellum/The Civil War
Reconstruction
Late 19th Century/Early 20th Century
World War I
The Great Depression/1930’s
World War II
The Cold War And Civil Rights Movement
Late 20th Century/The New Millennium
More South Carolina History

Prehistoric Era And First Peoples

1. Between The Waters

2. Catawba Cultural Center | Let’s Go!

3. Circle of Inheritance

4. Finding Clovis

4. Primitive Tools

6. The Ring People

7. They Were Here: Ice Age Humans in SC

8. Those Who Remain

Early Explorers

9. Beyond Barbados: The Carolina Connection

10. Family Across the Sea

11. For God, Glory, and Gold

12. From Barbados to Carolina: Colony of a Colony

13. Snowbird Cherokees

Colonial Period

14. The French And Indian War | History In A Nutshell

15. Hanover House

16. Inevitable Evolution of Fort Frederick

17. Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon | Let’s Go!

18. Powder Magazine | Let’s Go!

19. Powder Magazine Museum

20. Southern Manors and Chapels

21. Upcountry History Museum | Let’s Go!

22. When Rice Was King

The American Revolution

23. Andrew Pickens: Revolutionary War Hero, American Founder | Walter Edgar’s Journal

24. Eye on the Past

25. Historic Brattonsville | Let’s Go!

26. The Mapping of Kosciuszko’s Tunnel

27. The Southern Campaign of the American Revolution

28. Southern Campaign | Walter Edgar’s Journal

The Federal Period

29. Birth of the Constitution | History In A Nutshell

30. Conversations on South Carolina: The State and the New Nation, 1783-1828 - Slavery in South Carolina | Walter Edgar’s Journal

31. Conversations on South Carolina: The State and the New Nation, 1783-1828 - The Importance of Cotton | Walter Edgar’s Journal

32. Down On Bull Street

33. Forgotten Founder

34. Fort Hill Plantation | Let’s Go!

35. In This Sacred Place

36. Pages of History: The First 200 Years of The Post And Courier

Antebellum/The Civil War

37. The Civil War At 150 |Walter Edgar’s Journal

38. The Dogs of War | Walter Edgar’s Journal

39. Conversations on the Civil War - 1863: Emancipation | Walter Edgar’s Journal

40. Conversations on the Civil War - 1863: The Fight for Charleston | Walter Edgar’s Journal

41. Conversations on the Civil War - 1863: Gettysburg | Walter Edgar’s Journal

42. Conversations on the Civil War - 1863: Mary Chesnut’s Civil War | Walter Edgar’s Journal

43. Conversations on the Civil War - 1863: Vicksburg | Walter Edgar’s Journal

44. Conversations on the Civil War - 1864: Lee’s Miserables | Walter Edgar’s Journal

45. Conversations on the Civil War - 1864: Lincoln’s Re-election | Walter Edgar’s Journal

46. Conversations on the Civil War - 1864: Plain Folk on the Home Front | Walter Edgar’s Journal

47. Conversations on the Civil War - 1864: The War at Sea | Walter Edgar’s Journal

48. Fort Sumter

49. Found: Mary Chesnut’s Civil War Photo Albums | Walter Edgar’s Journal

50. Gettysburg: The Soldier’s Battle

51. H.L. Hunley Museum | Let’s Go!

52. The Hunley, Conservation Efforts 10 Years Later | Walter Edgar’s Journal

53. Jolly

54. Penn Center: A Legacy of Change

55. Piano Music During the Civil War Era | Walter Edgar’s Journal

56. Planter At the Gate

57. SC Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum | Let’s Go!

58. Sherman’s March Through The South

Reconstruction

59. Mann-Simons Site | Let’s Go!

60. Reconstruction 360

61. Woodrow Wilson Family Home | Let’s Go!

Late 19^th Century/Early 20^th Century

62. A True Likeness

63. The Baruchs of Hobcaw Barony

64. Georgia O’Keeffe: A Woman On Paper

65. Myrtle Beach Memories

66. Turner to Cézanne

World War I

67. The 1918 Flu Pandemic In S.C. | History In A Nutshell

68. Ann Morgan’s War

69. Over Here: The Homefront During World War I

70. World War I | History In A Nutshell

71. World War I Symposium: Lander University

The Great Depression/1930’s

72. Charlie’s Place

73. Dizzy Gillespie: From the Be to the Bop

74. G-Man: The Rise and Fall of Melvin Purvis

World War II

75. Fallen Heroes

76. Holocaust Forum

77. Jewish American Soldiers: Stories From World War II

78. Man and Moment | Charles Murray: Defining a Hero

79. Man and Moment | T. Moffatt Burriss and the Crossing

80. Tuskegee Airmen

81. Shoebox Memories: Stories of WWII Veterans

82. South Carolina’s Greatest Generation

83. South Carolinians in World War II: A New Front

84. South Carolinians in World War II: A Path To Victory

85. South Carolinians in World War II: A Time To Fight

86. South Carolinians in World War II: A World War

87. South Carolinians in World War II: Return to Normandy

88. South Carolinians in World War II: The Island War

89. South Carolinians in World War II: The Rising Sun

90. South Carolinians in World War II: The Way Home

91. The Vanishing Generation

92. USS Yorktown at Patriot’s Point | Let’s Go!

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The Cold War And Civil Rights Movement

93. Born To Rebel, Driven To Excel

94. “Chasing the Moon” Event - Apollo Recoveries: Introduction

95. “Chasing the Moon Event” - Apollo Recoveries | Bob Coggin - Navy SEAL

96. “Chasing the Moon” Event – Apollo Recoveries | Milt Putnam - Photographer

97. Conversations About the Orangeburg Massacre

98. The Education of Harvey Gantt

99. Flight School

100. Hirsch Armory Panels

101. Jail, No Bail

102. The Mayor: Age of Riley

103. Nature Comes Back: 25 Years After Chernobyl, Part 1

104. Nature Comes Back: 25 Years After Chernobyl, Part 2

105. Nature Comes Back: 25 Years After Chernobyl, Part 3

106. The Orangeburg Massacre: Remembrances and Reckoning

107. Road Trip!

108. Space Heroes

109. The Space Race | History In A Nutshell

110. Thanks, Viet Nam Veterans

111. Tragedy at Orangeburg: 25 Years Later

112. Vietnam Stories

113. Voices From Vietnam

114. William C. Westmoreland: The Man Behind The Four Stars

Late 20^th Century/The New Millennium

115. 2017 Solar Eclipse Live

116. A Seat at the Table: Pathways to Reconciliation

117. A Seat at the Table: Studio Discussion

118. After 180 Days: Hartsville

119. Always First: The S.C. Air National Guard

120. Cane Maker Thomas Williams

121. Carolina Caught

122. Carolina Country with Patrick Davis and Friends

123. Charleston Silver Lady Dawn Corley

124. Down But Not Out

125. HIV, Aids, And Faith

126. How Has the South Shaped American Music? | Take On The South

127. Hugo: The Storm of the Century

128. The Last Auction

129. The Necessary South | Take On The South

130. Pee-Wee

131. Raging Water | SCETV Documentary

132. Sea Change

133. Uncommon Folk

134. Victory Starts Here: Fort Jackson Centennial

135. What Is the South in the 21^st Century? | Take On The South

136. What Was the Most Influential 20^th Century Southern Novel? | Take On The South

137. When The Mill Closes Down

138. Would Southern Slavery Have Survived The Civil War? | Take On The South

More South Carolina History

139. 27:Fifty

140. The 28^th Annual Black History Teleconference

141. The 29^th Annual Black History Teleconference

142. A Public Conversation With Cassandra King About Pat Conroy |Walter Edgar’s Journal

143. A Visit from the Past: Tall Ships of Charleston

144. Archaeo-Tech

145. Blythewood History

146. Carolina Journal

147. Conversations on SC History

148. Detective Bonz and the SC History Mystery

149. ETV Shorts

150. Florence: A Renaissance Spirit

151. Generations of Heroes

152. Ghosts and Legends of SC I

153. Ghosts and Legends of SC II

154. Ghosts and Legends of SC III

155. History of Arts Education in SC

156. History of HBCUs in South Carolina

157. History of SC Slide Collection

158. History of the SC State Fair | Walter Edgar’s Journal

159. Honoring Our Military Veterans

160. Idella Bodie’s SC Women

161. Lexington County Courthouse: 200 Years of Service

162. Local Impacts of Climate Change on Beaufort, SC

163. Local Impacts of Climate Change in Charleston, SC

164. Local Impacts of Climate Change in Myrtle Beach, SC

164. Local Impacts of Climate Change on Savannah, GA

166. Our Town

167. Palmetto Places

168. The Palmetto Special

169. Profile

170. Project Discovery

171. Project Discovery Revisited

172. Reflections of Columbia

173. South Carolina A to Z

174. South Carolina African American History Calendar - 2019

175. South Carolina African American History Calendar - 2020

176. South Carolina Hall of Fame

177. South Carolina State House | Let’s Go!

178. Teaching American History in SC

179. Victory Starts Here: Fort Jackson Centennial

Please note: We are making every effort to keep this list of resources updated. However, it is possible that some resources may have expired or moved to SCETV Passport, an ETV Endowment member benefit that provides extended access to quality PBS streaming video.

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179 History specials you can watch right now!

Prehistoric Era And First Peoples

Early Explorers

Colonial Period

The American Revolution

The Federal Period

Antebellum/The Civil War

Reconstruction

Late 19^th Century/Early 20^th Century

World War I

The Great Depression/1930’s

World War II

The Cold War And Civil Rights Movement

Late 20^th Century/The New Millennium

More South Carolina History

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