South Carolina gala marks 150 years after secession, sparks debate on slavery. Dec. 20, 2010— -- It's been 150 years since South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union ahead of ...

Secession is making a comeback. Tomorrow is the 150th anniversary of South Carolina’s secession from the Union, a political act that set in motion the events that led to the Civil War, but one needn’t ...

On December 20, 1860, six weeks after voters of the United States elected Abraham Lincoln as the 16 th president, South Carolina seceded from the union. Other Southern states soon followed, leading ...

As usual, old times here are not forgotten. On Monday, historians, politicians, re-enactors and curiosity seekers gathered in Charleston to mark the 150th anniversary of South Carolina's secession ...

WEBVTT IT'S BEING CALLED ONE OF SOUTH CAROLINAS GREATEST TREASURES AND IT MADE A BRIEF STOP IN GREENVILLE THIS EVENING. THE ORIGINAL ORDINANCE OF SECESSION SIGNED IN 1860 WAS DISPLAYED AT THE ...

ABBEVILLE — Robert Hayes, work shirt covered in dirt on a sweltering August midday, takes a break from mowing the lawn. He sits and looks across his two acres of land on a shady Abbeville hill that ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — South Carolina became the first state to secede from the federal Union 165 years ago Saturday, starting the path towards the American Civil War. The vote was passed ...

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The Georgia Historical Society has put the story of the Georgia Secession Convention in stone, 115 words on a historical marker that will be dedicated next week in Milledgeville as part of a statewide ...