Civil Rights 360

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Grades: 5 8 11

Established in Trenton (Edgefield County) in 1881 by the Reverend Alexander Bettis, this school provided former enslaved African Americans and their children with a basic education of reading and...

Booker T. Washington H.S. & Florence C. Benson Elementary Overview | Let's Go!

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Grades: 5 8 11

From 1915-1974, Booker T. Washington High School served as a separate educational system for young African-Americans in Columbia, South Carolina. The school began with elementary grades and became a...

Historic Scott’s Branch High School | Let's Go!

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Grades: 5 8 11

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...

Lamar High School Overview | Let's Go!

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Grades: 5 8 11

Lamar High School in Darlington County, South Carolina, was the site of an attack on school buses carrying African American students to the campus on March 3, 1970. In January 1970, the 4th Circuit...

Penn Center Overview | Let's Go!

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Grades: 4 5 8 11

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 - Historic Scott’s Branch High School | Let's Go!

Episode 1

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Grades: 5 8 11

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...

3D VR - Historic Scott’s Branch High School Gymnasium | Let's Go!

Episode 2

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Grades: 5 8 11

Take a tour inside the Historic Scott’s Branch High School gymnasium. The original Scott’s Branch High School was formed to serve African American students in Summerton, South Carolina. Originally...

Historic Scott's Branch High School Photo Gallery | Let's Go!

Episode 4

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Grades: 5 8 11

Scott’s Branch High School (1951-1994) is a building with national significance due to its association with the United States Supreme Court case, Briggs v. Elliott , part of the Brown v. Board of...

3D VR - Bettis Academy | Let's Go!

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Grades: 5 8 11

Established in Trenton (Edgefield County) in 1881 by the Reverend Alexander Bettis, this school provided former enslaved African Americans and their children with a basic education of reading and...

3D VR - Booker T. Washington High School | Let's Go!

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Grades: 5 8 11

3D VR - Florence C. Benson Elementary School | Let's Go!

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Grades: 5 8 11

"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...

3D VR - Lamar High School Gymnasium | Let's Go!

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Grades: 5 8 11

3D VR - Lamar High School | Let's Go!

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Grades: 5 8 11

3D VR - Penn Center: Brick Church | Let's Go!

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Grades: 4 5 8 11

3D VR - Penn Center: Frissell Community House | Let's Go

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Grades: 4 5 8 11

After becoming Penn Community Center in 1953, the institution began to focus on social issues affecting the well-being of the native islanders. This expanded to African Americans as a whole in the...

Bettis Academy Photo Gallery | Let's Go!

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Grades: 5 8 11

Established in Trenton (Edgefield County) in 1881 by the Reverend Alexander Bettis, this school provided former enslaved African Americans and their children with a basic education of reading and...

Booker T. Washington High School and Florence Benson Elementary School: A Perspective of Brown Vs. Board of Education

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Grades: 5, 8, 11

Students will understand and analyze the impact of the Brown vs. Board of Education court case and how it changed the lives of American citizens and public schools.

Booker T. Washington High School Photo Gallery | Let's Go!

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Grades: 5 8 11

The Booker T. Washington Auditorium Building is the last extant building of Booker T. Washington High School in Columbia, South Carolina. The school opened in 1916 and became an important institution...

Florence C. Benson Elementary School Photo Gallery | Let's Go! Photo

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Grades: 5 8 11

The Wheeler Hill Elementary school replaced the Celia Dial Saxon Negro Elementary School, which was overcrowded and needed rehabilitation. The neighborhood’s new elementary school was designed by...

Lamar High School Photo Gallery | Let's Go!

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Grades: 5 8 11

Lamar High School: A Perspective of Brown Vs. Board of Education

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Grades: 5, 8, 11

Students will understand and analyze the impact of the Brown vs. Board of Education court case and how it changed the lives of American citizens and public schools.

Penn Center Photo Gallery | Let's Go!

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Grades: 4 5 8 11

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...

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