D. Upstate Videos | Road Trip

In these videos learn about civil rights leaders from the following upstate counties: Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Edgefield, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Saluda, Spartanburg, Union, and York.

Within this Series

Desegregation in Greenville Schools, Part 1 | Road Trip

Episode 1

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Grades: 6 7 8

This documentary chronicles the desegregation of Greenville County schools in 1970. Greenville Superintendent, M.T. Anderson, explains how the transition was accomplished with "Grace and Style."

Desegregation in Greenville Schools, Part 2 | Road Trip

Episode 2

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Grades: 6 7 8

Listen to both black and white students as they talk in a round table discussion about desegregation. Each talks about how the transition has affected them and their classes.

Integration of Clemson | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8

University of South Carolina scholar, John Sproat, gives a lecture about desegregation in South Carolina. In this clip Sproat discusses the integration of Clemson by Harvey Gantt. CREDIT...

Jesse Jackson, Jr. on Economic Equality | Road Trip

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Host, Listervelt Middleton, interviews the Rev. Jesse Jackson for the ETV series FOR THE PEOPLE. Jackson talks about the efforts of his organization Operation P.U.S.H. (People United to Save Humanity)...

Mt. Pisgah AME Church | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. church in Greenwood, built in 1908, is a unique treasure for the Greenwood community. CREDIT: Palmetto Places: Greenwood, South Carolina ETV, 2004

Rev. Jesse Jackson, Jr on Voting Rights | Road Trip

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Grades: 9 10 11 12

Host, Listervelt Middleton, interviews the Rev. Jesse Jackson for the ETV series FOR THE PEOPLE. In this clip learn about Jackson's roots in the Civil Rights Movement. Jackson talks about the efforts...

Sterling High vs. Greenville High | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8

Former students of both Greenville High and Sterling High talk about the legacy of the segregated schools before desegregation. Present day Greenville High still carries the legacy of both schools...