Clarendon County lies in the Santee Cooper region of South Carolina. The county’s economy revolves around timber, agriculture, and the railroad industry. Manning serves as the county seat.
Principally settled by French Huguenots, the county was initially part of the Carolina colony’s Craven County. Clarendon County itself was founded in 1785 and named to honor the Earl of Clarendon, Edward Hyde. Notable events in Clarendon County history include a number of small battles during the Revolutionary War, the burning of a number of buildings in the county by Union general Edward Potter during the Civil War, and the segregation case Briggs v. Elliot.
A Brief History of Manning. Accessed June 02, 2016.
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Congressman James E. Clyburn, member of the United States House of Representatives for the 6th District of South Carolina, shares how Rev. J. A. DeLaine had to flee South Carolina. Sadly, Rev. DeLaine...
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The Briggs v. Elliott case began as a simple request to provide bus transportation. In addition to having separate and very inferior facilities, black children had to walk to school, sometimes many...
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Rev. J. A. DeLaine and several others helped build the national case Brown v. Board of Education. DeLaine's family and other Clarendon county residents recall the bravery shown by signers of the...
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Mrs. Modjeska Simkins gives a first-hand account of how the bus lawsuit case began in Clarendon county and her role in the groundbreaking case.
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Minister Harrison Goodwin, a former student at Schofield Middle School, talks about his experience during the civil rights movement.
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Ferdinand Pearson the son of South Carolina civil rights pioneer, Levi Pearson, talks about the court case that his father brought against the Clarendon County School Board. The court case asked for...
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Leola Parks, the executive assistant to the Superintendent for Clarendon County, and others talk about what should be done to improve the school system for everyone. I'm Building A Bridge, L. A...
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Ferdinand Pearson talks about the school conditions for black children in Clarendon County. Starting at the age of six, he had to walk to a school which was located over four miles away from his home.
