1866 Charleston

Anti Bellum mansions, dirt streets, and 'Darkies' confused about the war.

True Gentlemen Of The South Will Never Forget

After burning Atlanta and marching to the sea, Sherman swung his 60,000-soldier army north toward South Carolina's capital, Columbia, where the first secession vote was passed. Charleston escaped Sherman's wrath.

Judah Benjamin Talked The Confederacy Into The Civil War

Judah Philip Benjamin attended the Hebrew Orphan Society school at 88 Broad Street. High on the front is a Hebrew inscription. The house of Judah Benjamin's father can be seen nearby at 35 Broad Street.
 

Zionists Carpetbaggers

They showed up, bought everything, and took over the town. When the war was raging the Zionists felt dying for the confederacy didn't mean them, and their only service is in history books written years later.

Russian Jewish Flee To America

In 1976 the First Soviet Jewish families resettled in Charleston. Thousands eventually settled there, and port security became a problem.

Nine Dead Fireman

How did nine die is a simple warehouse fire, what are sixty ATF agents doing there? Amazing how Abraham Chertoff flew in to advise some officials.