William Watts Ball (December 9, 1868 — October 14, 1952) was a newspaper editor, journalism dean, columnist, and writer in South Carolina. He was noted for his Conservatism. The Duke University Library has a collection of his papers. He was born in

Laurens, South Carolina Laurens is a city in Laurens County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 9,139 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Laurens County. History Located in upstate South Carolina, the city of Laurens is named after Henry Laure ...

. ''The Editor and the Republic'' is a collection of his speeches and articles published by UNC Press. John D. Stark wrote his thesis about him in 1961.

Bibliography

*The state that forgot; South Carolina's surrender to democracy *Essays in reaction: Back to Calhoun, Back to aristocracy, read before the Kosmos Club of Columbia, S.C *A boy's recollections of the Red Shirt campaign of 1876 in South Carolina *An episode in South Carolina politics *''Call it by its name'' *The freedom of the press in South Carolina and its limitations *A view of the state. Response to the sentiment "The day we celebrate" at the 184th Anniversary dinner of the St. Andrew's Society of Charleston, S.C

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People from Laurens, South Carolina Editors of South Carolina newspapers {{DEFAULTSORT:Ball, William Watts 1868 births 1952 deaths