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After Britain offered freedom to those slaves who joined the British army, a South Carolinian aide to Gen. George Washington suggested raising “an all-black regiment” of 3,000 enslaved African-Americans to help defend Charleston.

In a June interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Goodman hinted that he had decided to relocate, telling the publication that he was living in Charleston, S.C., where “The Righteous Gemstones” was filmed.

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Officials for St. Paul’s Fire District, which covers Charleston County, said Edisto Island, the barrier island where the home is located, has a limited water supply, which made fighting the fire more difficult.

Kelly Sharkey, a North Charleston mother of two, was exasperated, questioning what lawmakers’ endgame is in pursuing SB 323 and whose lives they really wish to protect.

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She said she was particularly worried about learning the Charleston and the tango.

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