Rhythm and Blues

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 Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories 1
Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories
Episode 1

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

The founding and early years of Charlie's Place - a jazz club where white and African American patrons alike were welcome during segregation.
 Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories 4
Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories
Episode 4

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Today, Charlie's Place is long gone. The City of Myrtle Beach purchased the Charlie's Place property in 2015, with the goals of renovating the area, and transforming it into a revitalized...
 Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories 2
Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories
Episode 2

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

After World War II, there was an ever increasing popularity for the musical movement known as "Rhythm and Blues." Rhythm and Blues, along with a new invention called the Jukebox, transformed the music...
 Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories 3
Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories
Episode 3

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Racial tensions in South Carolina strained with the rise of the "Dixiecrat" political party. One summer evening in 1950, Ku Klux Klan members shot up Charlie's Place, and Charlie Fitzgerald was beaten...