Black History Month is celebrated every February to honor the achievements of African Americans who have shaped American history. Historian Carter G. Woodson hoped to raise awareness of African American's contributions to civilization by establishing Negro History Week. The event was first celebrated during a week in February 1926 that included both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass' birthdays. The week was later expanded to a month in 1976 during the United States bicentennial.
PHOTO: On March 20, 1969, Black hospital workers at the Medical College of South Carolina in Charleston went on strike to protest the firing of twelve employees and to call for higher wages and union recognition.
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There were several key leaders during the Civil Rights Movement. Despite visible leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X and John F. Kennedy, young people played a major role in...
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The Plessy v. Ferguson decision set the precedent that "separate" facilities for blacks and whites were constitutional as long as they were "equal." In 1954, the Brown v. Board of Education case...
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The Road Trip Mid-State crew visits the Modjeska Simkins house to understand more about South Carolina's struggle for Civil Rights.
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The Road Trip team speaks with Cecil Williams about his time in the Civil Rights movement and as a photographer.
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The Road Trip Mid-State crew speaks with Congressman James E. Clyburn.
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The Road Trip Mid-State team visits Liberty Hill and learns about its significance during the Civil Rights movement.
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A member of the Road Trip Mid-State crew speaks with her uncle and grandfather to learn about the unique struggles during the Civil Rights movement in South Carolina, including the experiences of...
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Bob Masteller shares how The Harlem Renaissance was the most exciting period in the history of jazz. The Harlem Renaissance took place in Harlem, New York between the end of World War I and the middle...
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A Closer Look Peg Leg Bates could leap five feet in the air and perform almost every known tap dance step. He never considered himself handicapped. "God showed me what to do with one leg," he said....
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Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day, Freedom Day, or Emancipation Day, is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. During Rock Hill's...
