D. South Carolina Portraits | Periscope

S.C. Portraits spotlights people who have made an impact on South Carolina history, including Robert Smalls, Mary McLeod Bethune, Modjesha Simkins, Philip Simmons, Charles Bolden, Dori Sanders, and Congressman James Clyburn.

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S.C. Portraits (Los retratos de Carolina del Sur) destaca a las personas que han tenido un impacto en la historia de Carolina del Sur, incluyendo Robert Smalls, Mary McLeod Bethune, Modjesha Simkins, Philip Simmons, Charles Bolden, Dori Sanders y el congresista James Clyburn

 

 

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Robert Smalls | Periscope
Robert Smalls | Periscope
Episode 1

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In 1839, Robert Smalls was born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina. As a slave, he worked in the Charleston shipyards. After learning the local harbor and surrounding waters, 23-year-old Robert...
A Daring Escape: The Planter | Periscope
A Daring Escape: The Planter | Periscope
Episode 2

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On the evening of May 12, 1862, the captain and officers of the Planter left the ship to spend the night on the shore. Robert and the rest of the slave crew had to stay on board under captain's orders...
Mary McLeod Bethune, Educator | Periscope
Mary McLeod Bethune, Educator | Periscope
Episode 3

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At a time when there were few educational opportunities for African Americans, Mary McLeod Bethune created schools and a thriving college for them. Mary was born in Mayesville, South Carolina to freed...
Bethune School | Periscope
Bethune School | Periscope
Episode 4

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In 1904, Mary McLeod Bethune began a school for poor African American children in Daytona, Florida. With only $1.50 to start the school, she had to be very creative. The desks were made from packing...
Bethune-Cookman College | Periscope
Bethune-Cookman College | Periscope
Episode 5

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Mary continued to open more schools, created a hospital and promoted voting rights for African Americans. President Franklin D. Roosevelt invited her to become an advisor in 1936. Her job required her...
Modjeska Simkins, Civil Rights Advocate | Periscope
Modjeska Simkins, Civil Rights Advocate | Periscope
Episode 6

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In the 1950s, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. became known as the leader of the civil rights movement. More than 20 years before Dr. King, Modjeska Simkins began her own work for the civil rights of...
Philip Simmons, Master Blacksmith | Periscope
Philip Simmons, Master Blacksmith | Periscope
Episode 7

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When Philip Simmons was a child, he liked to draw the wrought iron gates around Charleston, South Carolina. The spirals and loops he saw in the ironwork inspired his artistic abilities. Philip would...
Philip Simmons | Periscope
Philip Simmons | Periscope
Episode 8

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At the age of 12, Philip became an apprentice to a blacksmith. It was a hard job. Apprentices swept floors, shoed horses and worked simple pieces of iron while laboring around a hot forge. Only after...
Philip Simmons | Periscope
Philip Simmons | Periscope
Episode 9

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There are hundreds of Philip Simmons's gates and fences around Charleston. One of his gates hangs in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. He has won national awards and was commissioned to...
Dori Sanders, Author | Periscope
Dori Sanders, Author | Periscope
Episode 11

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Dori Sanders' book Clover has been translated into five different languages and made into a Disney film. The story is set in the countryside of South Carolina, and told through the eyes of a 10-year...
Dori Sanders: Clover | Periscope
Dori Sanders: Clover | Periscope
Episode 12

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The setting for her first book, Clover, is a peach farm like the one Dori Sanders grew up on. Clover was published in 1990 and immediately became a best-seller. In the story, Clover is a 10-year-old...