Jim Sanderlin

Jim Sanderlin is vice president of advancement at Erskine College in Due West, South Carolina. He writes about the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution, is a member of the National Association of Scholars, and serves his church as a musician. 

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    Revolutionary-Era South Carolina’s Mantra: ‘Be Cool and Do Mischief’ 

     Jim Sanderlin
    On Feb. 9, 1776, Christopher Gadsden stood before South Carolina’s Provincial Congress in Charleston with what the congressional record called an “elegant standard,” a yellow flag bearing a rattlesnake poised to strike and four words beneath it: “DON’T TREAD ON ME”  The story of that flag takes us into a fascinating stage of South Carolina’s…
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    When South Carolina Learned to Resist

     Jim Sanderlin
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    Resistance Becomes Revolution: North Carolina, 1776

     Jim Sanderlin
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    ‘Fire and Be Damned!’ North Carolina and the Sparks That Lit the American Revolution

     Jim Sanderlin
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    North Carolina Before the Revolution Was a Tinderbox Ready to Ignite

     Jim Sanderlin
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    Rest Well, Young Patriot: Archeological Discoveries From the Battle of Camden 

     Jim Sanderlin
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    The American Spirit Is Alive in South Carolina

     Jim Sanderlin
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    250 Years Later, Charleston Celebrates Carolina Day

     Jim Sanderlin
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