CHARLESTON, SC (WCIV) — The spot that once held the monument of John C. Calhoun high in the sky is now nothing more than a bunch of rubble and dirt. Since Monday, crews have been working at Marion ...

CHARLESTON, SC (WCIV) — It has been hidden inside the John C. Calhoun monument since 1858, and on Saturday, City of Charleston officials believe they have found it. Three months ago, excavation crews ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - History buffs celebrated the long-anticipated discovery of what appears to be a time capsule buried under the base of the monument to John C. Calhoun in downtown Charleston.

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Among the items revealed by archeologists and City of Charleston officials contained in the “time capsule” or cornerstone included a cannonball, canvas banner believed to ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Descendants of former United States Vice President and known defender of slavery, John C. Calhoun, are suing the City of Charleston over his statue being removed from Marion ...

It took months after the John C. Calhoun Monument in Charleston was demolished for workers to discover and dig up the long-suspected time capsule lodged in the statue's cornerstone. But Eric Poplin, ...

“By the death of Mr. Calhoun,” wrote Henry Clay, eulogizing his dead Senate colleague, “one of the brightest luminaries has been extinguished in the political firmament.” An even greater rival of John ...

NFL players DeAndre Hopkins and Deshaun Watson have joined in on a petition that's seeking Clemson University to remove John C. Calhoun's name from the honors college amid protests. The petition to ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Five years ago after eight black church members and their pastor were shot and killed in a racist attack, South Carolina came together and took down the Confederate flag from the ...

WASHINGTON — A bill that aims to remove Confederate statues from the United States Capitol passed overwhelmingly on Tuesday in the House of Representatives--but did so without much support from South ...

Savannah’s city council has decided to remove the name of slavery advocate and former Vice President John C. Calhoun from the city’s historic square. The name of the city square will be replaced by ...