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Center for Civil Rights History and Research

The University of South Carolina Center for Civil Rights History & Research is an organization dedicated to telling and preserving South Carolina’s civil rights story. Visit the official website.

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Series Let's Go!
Let's Go!

Virtual reality tours of some of South Carolina’s most interesting historical sites on your desktop computer or the Matterport App. Each tour includes an overview video and photo gallery.

Series Historic Scott’s Branch High School
Historic Scott’s Branch High School

The original Scott’s Branch High School was formed to serve African American students in Summerton, South Carolina.

Series Booker T. Washington High School
Booker T. Washington High School

From 1915-1974, Booker T. Washington High School served as a separate educational system for young African-Americans in Columbia, South Carolina.

Series Florence C. Benson Elementary School
Florence C. Benson Elementary School

The Florence C. Benson Elementary School was built in 1953-55 as Wheeler Hill School to serve African American students of the community and as a replacement for the overcrowded Celia Dial Saxon Negro Elementary...

Series Penn Center
Penn Center

The Penn Center, formerly the Penn School, is an African American cultural and educational center in the Corners Community, on Saint Helena Island.

Series Bettis Academy
Bettis Academy

Rev. Alexander Bettis, a former slave who could read but couldn't write, established Bettis Academy in 1882 to provide education for African-Americans in South Carolina.

Series Lamar High School
Lamar High School
Series Civil Rights 360
Civil Rights 360

View these schools and locations and learn more about their history!

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Penn Center Photo Gallery | Let's Go!

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Penn Center Photo Gallery | Let's Go!
The Penn Center, founded officially as the Penn School in 1865, is a campus of buildings dedicated to African American education in St. Helena Island, South Carolina. The original school grew out of...
3D VR - Penn Center: Brick Church | Let's Go!

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3D VR - Penn Center: Brick Church | Let's Go!
Penn Center is one of the most significant African American historical and cultural institutions in existence today. The historic campus is located on St. Helena Island, one of the most beautiful and...
3D VR - Booker T. Washington High School | Let's Go! Historic Scott’s Branch High School | Let's Go!

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Historic Scott’s Branch High School | Let's Go!
The original Scott’s Branch High School was formed to serve African American students in Summerton, South Carolina. Originally known as the Taw Caw School, the school's name changed due to the...