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    All this moving around is a stark change from earlier decades, said Edgar, director of USC's Institute for Southern Studies. "Until World War II, the overwhelming majority of people in South Carolina ... were native born." That changed in the 1950s. Full Article at The State
    Until World War II, the overwhelming majority of people in South Carolina ... were native born.
    SOURCE: The State 1 month ago
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  1. The bigger story is not only about the people moving in; it's who they are and how they change the structure of the place.
    SOURCE: The State 1 month ago
  2. Not since the years after the Second War of Independence (the War of Northern Aggression) have so many Yankees brought their way of life and horrible driving so far south.
    SOURCE: The State 1 month ago
  3. We are a pretty mobile group of people
    – Jerry Mitchell SOURCE: The State 1 month ago
  4. We literally have people coming here from all over the country. You and I know it's a great state, but we haven't exactly had the best press over the past 10 years. Yet they're coming anyway.
    SOURCE: The State 1 month ago
  5. Think of the tens of thousands of people who came to work at the Savannah River Site and how it changed the face of that area.
    SOURCE: The State 1 month ago
  6. The Lowcountry is probably seeing more folks from up north and from Florida than Cherokee and Richland counties
    SOURCE: The State 1 month ago

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