south carolina's secession ball will be on a smaller scale in other cities. the main event will be held december 20th in charleston at the auditorium a ferry ride away from ft. sumter where the confederates attacked the army in april 1861. the ball's organizer jeff antley tells "the new york times" his event will be a celebration of the men who signed the document. "we're celebrating those people risked their lives and fortunes to stand for what they believed in, which is self-government." here's the home version of the american history game. the president of south carolina's naacp telling the "times" this is a glamorization and sanitization of events. south carolina's december 1860 declaration of secession had 18