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Nick Aaron Ford Activity Sheets | SC African American History Calendar (2022) Roy I. Jones | SC African American History Calendar (2020)

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Roy I. Jones | SC African American History Calendar (2020)
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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

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Richard Fields | SC African American History Calendar
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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

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Mignon Clyburn | SC African American History Calendar
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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

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Vivian Ayers Allen | SC African American History Calendar (2020)
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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

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Isaac Washington | SC African American History Calendar (2019)
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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...
Patina Miller | SC African American History Calendar (2019) - Episode 7 Henrietta Snype | SC African American History Calendar (2019) 11

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Henrietta Snype | SC African American History Calendar (2019)
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Henrietta Snype, from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, is a world-renowned sweetgrass basket-weaver. Taught by both her mother and her grandmother, Snype has been creating sweetgrass basket art ever...
Salt Fires Science Experiment | Carolina Classrooms Virtual Classroom: Astronaut Charles Duke

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Virtual Classroom: Astronaut Charles Duke
For the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Apollo 16 astronaut General Charles Duke sits down with students Jose Lopez, Jonathan Luines, and Morgan Swygert, to discuss his experiences as...
Apollo Recoveries: Introduction | "Chasing The Moon" Event

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Apollo Recoveries: Introduction | "Chasing The Moon" Event
For the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11's historic moon landing, the South Carolina State Museum hosted a special screening of PBS' Chasing The Moon. During this event, South Carolina ETV, and Knowitall...
Anne Worsham Richardson 101

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Anne Worsham Richardson
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Anne Worsham Richardson discusses growing up in Turbeville, South Carolina. Richardson always showed a love for animals, even from an early age. Richardson got her start by doing drawings of domestic...
Anne Worsham Richardson 102

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Anne Worsham Richardson
Episode 102
Anne Worsham Richardson talks about her art education and training. Host Jim Welch gives viewers an opportunity to observe Richardson as she creates a new work, and what the process behind making a...
Anne Worsham Richardson 103

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Anne Worsham Richardson
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Anne Worsham Richardson’s husband runs the administrative side of her art business. He briefly discusses what running the family business is like, along with some of his job duties. Anne Richardson...
The Hirsch Armory Panels | SC National Guard

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The Hirsch Armory Panels | SC National Guard
In an unlikely blending of art and utilitarian architecture in the 1950s, Charleston-born and world-renowned sculptor, Willard Hirsch, was commissioned by the South Carolina National Guard to create a...
Battle of King's Mountain | Palmetto Heritage Pickens, Marion, Sumter, Part 3 | Palmetto Heritage

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Pickens, Marion, Sumter, Part 3 | Palmetto Heritage
Thomas Sumter was determined to drive the British out from South Carolina. “The Fighting Gamecock” earned his moniker due to his tenacity in battle. A band of British assassins attempted to sneak into...
Battle of King's Mountain | Palmetto Heritage Pickens, Marion, Sumter, Part 1 | Palmetto Heritage

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Pickens, Marion, Sumter, Part 1 | Palmetto Heritage
Hosts Ellen Rodillo-Fowler and Nathan Dawson guide viewers through this edition of Palmetto Heritage, which spotlights three significant South Carolina figures: Thomas Sumter (The Fighting Gamecock)...
Battle of King's Mountain | Palmetto Heritage Pickens, Marion, Sumter, Part 2 | Palmetto Heritage

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Pickens, Marion, Sumter, Part 2 | Palmetto Heritage
While the British tangled with Andrew Pickens in South Carolina’s upstate, Francis Marion’s patriots fought the British in the Pee Dee region. Marion was known as “The Swamp Fox” due to his effective...
U.S. Relationship with World War I Allies | Let's Go Richard Pearis | Let's Go!

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Richard Pearis | Let's Go!
When Richard Pearis established a home in the Greenville area around 1770, it was all Native American hunting ground and there were very few European settlers. He is considered the first resident of...
U.S. Relationship with World War I Allies | Let's Go Vardry McBee | Let's Go!

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Vardry McBee | Let's Go!
When Vardry McBee arrived in 1815 from North Carolina, he saw Greenville's potential. He liked it because of the good land and good climate the Upcountry had to offer. So, he saw it as a good...