B. Mid-State Videos

In these videos learn about civil rights leaders from the following mid-state counties: Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Lee, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland and Sumter.

Please note many of the web videos include transcripts.

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Ferdinand Pearson on School Conditions | Road Trip

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Ferdinand Pearson on School Conditions | Road Trip

Ferdinand Pearson talks about the school conditions for black children in Clarendon County. Starting at the age of six, he had to walk to a school which was located over four miles away from his home.

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Walter Key Jr | Road Trip

Walter Key, Jr. talks about the contributions of principals and teachers to the civil rights movement.

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Clarendon Today | Road Trip

Leola Parks, the executive assistant to the Superintendent for Clarendon County, and others talk about what should be done to improve the school system for everyone. I'm Building A Bridge, L. A...

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Ferdinand Pearson | Road Trip

Ferdinand Pearson the son of South Carolina civil rights pioneer, Levi Pearson, talks about the court case that his father brought against the Clarendon County School Board. The court case asked for...

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Harrison Goodwin | Road Trip

Minister Harrison Goodwin, a former student at Schofield Middle School, talks about his experience during the civil rights movement.

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Failing Students | Road Trip

Desiree Platt talks about her experiences with segregation. Native Americans were allowed to attend school only up to eighth grade.

Waymon Stover on Rosenwald Schools | Road Trip

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Waymon Stover on Rosenwald Schools | Road Trip

Waymon Stover describes the segregated Rosenwald school he attended during his elementary years. "A Rosenwald School was the name informally applied to over five thousand schools, shops, and teachers'...

Modjeska Simkins on Education | Road Trip

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Modjeska Simkins on Education | Road Trip

Mrs. Modjeska Simkins gives a first-hand account of how the bus lawsuit case began in Clarendon county and her role in the groundbreaking case.

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Billie Fleming on Farming | Road Trip

Mr. Billie Fleming explains the hardship that farmers, teachers and anyone associated with the NAACP during the civil rights movement encountered in their communities from white citizens.

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Flight Instructor

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Celebrate Freedom -Tuskegee Airmen 60th Anniversary was an event that took place in 2004 in Camden, South Carolina. In 1941, the 99th Pursuit Squadron, the first African-American air fighting unit...