COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The Confederate flag was lowered from the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse to the cheers of thousands on Friday, ending its 54-year presence there and marking a stunning ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- The South Carolina House approved taking down the Confederate flag from the Capitol grounds, a stunning reversal early Thursday in a state that was the first to leave the Union in ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Associated Press) - On this day 10 years ago, South Carolina pulled the Confederate battle flag from its place of honor at the Statehouse after more than 50 years. Here’s a look at the ...

A new statue honoring Civil War hero and former congressman Robert Smalls will become the first monument of an individual African American on the South Carolina Statehouse grounds. Artist Basil Watson ...

Harvard economist Roland Fryer explains how examining plantation records and market prices deepens our understanding of a devastating chapter in American history. South Carolina’s Battery Wagner no ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Ahead of America’s 250th anniversary, each week WIS will be exploring a new place around the Palmetto State that showcases the rich history of South Carolina. This week, we ...

James Lutzweiler of Jamestown, N.C., has written two new self-published books about South Carolina and the primary cause of the coming of the Civil War. The first is “The Train that Caused the Civil ...