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The Brown v. Board of Education court case is recognized as one of the most crucial court cases in U.S. history. In 1951, plaintiff Oliver Brown filed a lawsuit against the Board of Education of...Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
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The Honorable Matthew James Perry, Jr. | Carolina Snaps
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Honorable Matthew James Perry, Jr. was a trailblazing civil rights attorney and the first African American federal judge in South Carolina. Appointed to the U.S. District Court in 1979, he dedicated...
A Conversation with Judge Finney
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Ernest A. Finney, Jr., was born in Smithfield, Virginia during the depression, on March 23, 1931. His mother died 10 days after he was born and his father was a teacher who traveled as part of his...
Introduction to Becoming a Firefighter Using Let’s Go Careers
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Using Knowitall's Let's Go Career videos, students will be introduced to how to become a firefighter. The students will complete multiple learning activities based on the videos. The final assessment...
Tameika Isaac Devine | Women Vision SC
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Tameika Isaac Devine was age 29 when she ran for office for the first time. She became the first African American female and the youngest person on the Columbia City Council. She recalls winning that...
Malissa Burnette | Women Vision SC
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Malissa Burnette is an award-winning attorney and advocate for equal rights for all. She is co-founder of the Burnette Shutt & McDaniel law firm in Columbia. She waged a legal battle to change the...
Bobby Wampler, EMS Region Commander | Let's Go! CAREERS
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Captain Bobby Wampler is a Region Commander at the Lexington County EMS. Years ago, after his oldest son had heart surgery, Wampler became exposed to the hospital and health care environment. Inspired...
Lisa Dawkins, Paramedic Student | Let's Go! CAREERS
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Lisa Dawkins is an EMT paramedic student at the Lexington County EMS. Dawkins has a long career in public safety. She was a police officer, a firefighter and a United States soldier. Being a paramedic...
Richard Fields | SC African American History Calendar
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Judge Richard E. Fields was born and raised in Charleston, S.C. He attended high school at the Avery Institute, graduated from West Virginia State College in 1944, and earned his law degree in 1947...
Lexington County 9-1-1 Communications Center 360 | Let's Go! CAREERS
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Take a 360 video tour inside the Lexington County 9-1-1 Communications Center with Lt. Julianna Hendrix.