Noted South Carolinians

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Leo Twiggs | S.C. Hall of Fame
Leo Twiggs | S.C. Hall of Fame

Video

Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

Leo Franklin Twiggs (born 1934 in St. Stephen, South Carolina) is an American batik artist. He taught from 1973 until 1998 at South Carolina State University. He was the first visual artist to receive...
The Rollin Sisters | Sisterhood: SC Suffragists 5
The Rollin Sisters | Sisterhood: SC Suffragists
Episode 5

Video

Grades: 4 5 8 11

The Rollin Sisters are essentially silenced after Reconstruction, and are forced to move away from South Carolina due to the increasing violence by “Red Shirts”, and Ku Klux Klan members. In the fight...
The Rollin Sisters | Sisterhood: SC Suffragists 4
The Rollin Sisters | Sisterhood: SC Suffragists
Episode 4

Video

Grades: 4 5 8 11

The South Carolina Woman Suffrage Association was founded in Columbia in 1870, with Charlotte Rollin as the Chair. A charter is created and sent to Lucy Stone, one of the founders of the American...
The Rollin Sisters | Sisterhood: SC Suffragists 3
The Rollin Sisters | Sisterhood: SC Suffragists
Episode 3

Video

Grades: 4 5 8 11

During this period, there were many people, including African Americans, who felt the issue of women’s suffrage was much less important than civil rights for Blacks. In the 1868 Constitutional...
The Rollin Sisters | Sisterhood: SC Suffragists 2
The Rollin Sisters | Sisterhood: SC Suffragists
Episode 2

Video

Grades: 4 5 8 11

The Civil War brought an abrupt change to the Rollin Family, ending a period where, according to Frances Rollin, “free people of color were at the zenith of their prosperity”. The Rollin family’s...
The Rollin Sisters | Sisterhood: SC Suffragists 1
The Rollin Sisters | Sisterhood: SC Suffragists
Episode 1

Video

Grades: 4 5 8 11

Frances Rollin was propelled into the national spotlight with the Pilot Boy steamship incident, in Charleston, South Carolina, where the captain refused her service due to the color of her skin...
George Rogers | SC African American History Calendar (2020)
George Rogers | SC African American History Calendar (2020)
Episode 10

Audio

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

George Rogers, a native of Duluth, Ga., has always had a love for football. A standout at Duluth High School, Rogers decided to attend the University of South Carolina when coach Jim Carlen told him...
Carolina Day Photo Gallery | History In A Nutshell
Carolina Day Photo Gallery | History In A Nutshell
Episode 2

Photo

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

This photo gallery contains the following: The original Moultrie Flag - The precursor to the S.C. State Flag. Map of Fort Sullivan as it appeared on June 28, 1776 Map of Charleston Harbor during the...
Carolina Day | History In A Nutshell 1
Carolina Day | History In A Nutshell
Episode 1

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Are you a South Carolinian looking for another reason to fire up the grill and celebrate in the month of June? This episode of History in a Nutshell explores the S.C. centric holiday known as...
Xanthene Norris | SC African American History Calendar (2020)
Xanthene Norris | SC African American History Calendar (2020)
Episode 9

Audio

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

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
Episode 8

Audio

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

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...
3D VR - Benjamin Mays Historical Site | Let's Go!
3D VR - Benjamin Mays Historical Site | Let's Go!

Interactive

Grades: 5 8

Thank you so much for visiting the Let’s Go 3D VR – Benjamin Mays Historical Site interactive. As you tour the page, please notice the hotspot captions. SCETV Education asked fourth grade students...
Roy I. Jones | SC African American History Calendar (2020)
Roy I. Jones | SC African American History Calendar (2020)
Episode 7

Audio

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Dr. Roy I. Jones is a lifelong educator who has served in South Carolina institutions for nearly 40 years. Jones is the Executive Director of the Call Me MiSTER program and Provost Distinguished...
Richard Fields | SC African American History Calendar 4
Richard Fields | SC African American History Calendar
Episode 4

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

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...
Mignon Clyburn | SC African American History Calendar 3
Mignon Clyburn | SC African American History Calendar
Episode 3

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Mignon L. Clyburn became the first woman head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) when she was appointed Acting Chair by President Barack Obama in May 2013. She was also the first African...
Vivian Ayers Allen | SC African American History Calendar (2020) 1
Vivian Ayers Allen | SC African American History Calendar (2020)
Episode 1

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

A native of Chester, S.C., Dr. Vivian Ayers Allen is a poet, cultural activist, and American classicist. A 1939 graduate of the historic Brainerd Institute in Chester, Dr. Ayers attended Barber-Scotia...
Isaac Washington | SC African American History Calendar (2019) 12
Isaac Washington | SC African American History Calendar (2019)
Episode 12

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

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...