Meet South Carolinians who were major players in women's suffrage, civil rights movement and many other movements for change in the state.

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Nikky Finney
Nikky Finney

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Nikky Finney, daughter of the late SC Supreme Court Chief Justice Ernest A. Finney, Jr., recites her poem, " He Never Had It Made" on the occasion of his installation to the S.C. Supreme Court. Just...
A Conversation with Judge Finney
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...
Xanthene Norris | SC African American History Calendar (2020)
Xanthene Norris | SC African American History Calendar (2020)
Episode 9

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As an educator and community leader, Xanthene Sayles Norris has established an exemplary career of public service and civic engagement. Born in Winston Salem, N.C., Norris grew up and attended public...
Joe Neal | SC African American History Calendar
Joe Neal | SC African American History Calendar
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Rev. Joseph H. Neal was born on August 31, 1950 to the late Mrs. Laverne Kohn Neal and the late Rev. C.R. Neal of Hopkins, S.C. He was the third of four children. His compassion for people at an early...
Isaac Washington | SC African American History Calendar (2019) 12
Isaac Washington | SC African American History Calendar (2019)
Episode 12

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Isaac Washington, Sr. is highly regarded for his numerous contributions to South Carolina. While Washington is arguably most well-known for his illustrious career in media, he also advocated for civil...
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Matthew Perry
Episode 102

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Grades: 5 8 11 Higher Education

Upon returning home to Columbia, Matthew Perry established the Jenkins and Perry Law Firm, and became the chief legal counsel for the S.C. NAACP, where he began the battle toward the desegregation of...
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Matthew Perry
Episode 103

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Grades: 5 8 11 Higher Education

In 1975, after a nomination from Senator Strom Thurmond, then President Gerald Ford nominated Matthew Perry to a position on the U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Perry discusses what the Court of...
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Matthew Perry
Episode 101

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Grades: 5 8 11 Higher Education

Matthew Perry was born in Columbia, South Carolina, on August 3, 1921. Perry grew up in Columbia, and attended South Carolina State University, where he studied business administration. His education...
Chapin, Sarah Flournoy Moore | South Carolina Public Radio
Chapin, Sarah Flournoy Moore | South Carolina Public Radio

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"C" is for Chapin, Sarah Flournoy Moore [ca. 1830-1896]. Temperance leader; social reformer. Known as Sallie F. Chapin, she became one of South Carolina's most visible 19th century women leaders...
Modjeska Monteith Simkins | History of SC Slide Collection
Modjeska Monteith Simkins | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 129

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Modjeska Monteith Simkins (1899-1992) is one of the outstanding civil rights leaders in South Carolina. The oldest of eight children of a bricklayer, she sought education not only for herself, but for...
Matthew J. Perry, Jr. | History of SC Slide Collection
Matthew J. Perry, Jr. | History of SC Slide Collection
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Matthew J. Perry (1924-2011 ), Jr., a native South Carolinian, became a noted civil rights attorney for the NAACP; his legal victory on behalf of Harvey Gantt's suit to be admitted to Clemson...
Ann Pamela Cunningham | History of SC Slide Collection
Ann Pamela Cunningham | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 48

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Best known as the "Savior of Mount Vernon," Ann Pamela Cunningham (1816-1875) had the distinction, for a long time, of being the only woman whose portrait hung in the South Carolina State House. From...
Septima Poinsett Clark | History of SC Slide Collection
Septima Poinsett Clark | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 41

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Septima Poinsett Clark (1898-1987) was a pioneering African-American teacher in the Lowcountry. A graduate of Avery Institute (see The Avery Institute In Charleston), Mrs. Clark taught at a two...
Modjeska Simkins, Civil Rights Advocate | Periscope
Modjeska Simkins, Civil Rights Advocate | Periscope
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In the 1950s, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. became known as the leader of the civil rights movement. More than 20 years before Dr. King, Modjeska Simkins began her own work for the civil rights of...
Bernice Robinson (1914-1994) | Road Trip
Bernice Robinson (1914-1994) | Road Trip

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A veteran in the civil rights movement, Bernice Robinson's outstanding voter education work contributed to the election of many African American public officials in the South. The native Charlestonian...