Pickens County School District

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"Pitchfork" Ben Tillman and Political Reform in South Carolina

Lesson

Grades: 8, 11

Students will analyze primary sources to discern the beliefs of Ben Tillman and his “Tillmanites” and how those beliefs and values affected Progressive era reforms.