Instructor: Alexia Jones Helsley, Senior Instructor/University Archivist, teaches, among other topics, South Carolina History. Her research interests include South Carolina’s role in the Revolutionary War. She published an award-winning article on the Catawba in the Revolution and is featured in two films: “John Laurens’ War” and “Echoes of Glory.” The latter features heroes from her South Carolinians in the War for American Independence. Description: South Carolina played a pivotal role in the quest for American Independence. Join Instructor Alexia Jones Helsley for a three-week journey through those momentous years. Meet the men and women, black, white & indigenous who fought and died to make the United States a free nation. The course will focus on key military engagements (such as the Battle of Sullivan's Island, Siege of Charlestown, King's Mountain, Cowpens) as well as the final days of British occupation.