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The South Carolina Department of Agriculture presents "The Tobacco Story."
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This overview of The Last Auction sets the context for the documentary and how farm life has changed as tobacco has faded as a South Carolina crop.
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This lesson is a project that allows the students to experiment and express their ideas in different ways in order to advocate against tobacco use.
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African-American and white boys work together stringing tobacco under the shade of the shed, near Marion. Sorting and stringing tobacco onto long poles was a preliminary step to curing it. Dorothea...
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Interior of a tobacco grading room in a Darlington tobacco factory around 1890. Photo by August Kohn. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.
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In this somewhat unusual photo around 1900, harvested tobacco is being hung on racks immediately in the field before being taken by mule-drawn wagon to the tobacco barn, where the stringing process...
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Artist Richard Lofton painted this tobacco farmer during the 1930s. Courtesy of the Collection of the Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina. Richard Morrison Lofton, American, 1908-1966....
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This sketch was a preliminary study for the Mullins Post Office mural painted by Lee Gatch in 1940, titled "Tobacco and Industry." Courtesy of the South Carolina State Museum.
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A look at the struggle to find crops to replace tobacco. Some farmers have substituted cattle, corn, beans and other vegetables for tobacco, but the profits are not what they were with tobacco.
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Individuals reflect on their lives and the opportunities provided by the tobacco industry. The history of the industry and of auctions is discussed. Prices were adjusted to support individuals in need...
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U.S. Goodyear farm in Bishopville, showing a combination tobacco curing and sweet potato curing storage barn. Photograph by E.C. Hunter in October 1939. Courtesy of the Clemson University Libraries.
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Every day we are all bombarded with events, that together, form our daily lives. These events affect our lives in small and large ways. Often, simultaneous events overlap, which compound the effect of...
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This unit Between the Rivers is comprised of two lessons encompassing approximately fifteen days. Lesson One entitled Our Community focuses on the community in which we live and some of the many...
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Understanding the challenges of farming in Mullins today. Health Risks of Tobacco Almost a half-million Americans die of smoking-related illnesses every year, making smoking the leading cause of...
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Learn the difference between the types of drugs prescribed by doctors and drugs that may be offered by strangers.
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Meet a group that is dedicated to help people kick the habit.
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Due to the graphic nature of this program, viewer discretion is advised. Written and Directed by Mary Katherine I decided to make my film about the consequences of actions that some teens make. It...
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Produced and Hosted by Joshua and Brandon Our video gives teenagers a brief look at the legal consequences of risky behavior. We show the DUI booking process at the Lexington County Sheriff’s...
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Video Production and Article by Amanda Alpert When entering middle and high school one does not typically think of violence as a feature in South Carolina public schools. Most recently there has been...
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Due to the graphic nature of this program, viewer discretion is advised. Keep It Real looks at shootings and homicides in relation to teenagers, and the Keep It Real teens begin to discuss their...