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 Steve Benjamin  | SC African American History Calendar 1
Steve Benjamin | SC African American History Calendar
Episode 1

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Mayor Steve Benjamin, Columbia’s first African American mayor, was elected in a record-turnout election in 2010. He made it his mission to shape the Capital City into the most talented, educated and...
 Lottie Gibson | SC African American History Calendar (2019) 3
Lottie Gibson | SC African American History Calendar (2019)
Episode 3

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

For over sixty years, Lottie Gibson fought for Greenville County’s poor and disadvantaged. As a life member of the NAACP’s Greenville Branch, Gibson was an outspoken civil rights activist. As a youth...
 Mignon Clyburn | SC African American History Calendar 3
Mignon Clyburn | SC African American History Calendar
Episode 3

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Mignon L. Clyburn became the first woman head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) when she was appointed Acting Chair by President Barack Obama in May 2013. She was also the first African...
 Richard Fields | SC African American History Calendar 4
Richard Fields | SC African American History Calendar
Episode 4

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Judge Richard E. Fields was born and raised in Charleston, S.C. He attended high school at the Avery Institute, graduated from West Virginia State College in 1944, and earned his law degree in 1947...
 Janice Marshall | SC African American History Calendar (2019) 6
Janice Marshall | SC African American History Calendar (2019)
Episode 6

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Janice Wannamaker Marshall, a native of St. Matthews, South Carolina, is the daughter of Verna Wannamaker Abney. Marshall was educated in the Calhoun County school system, and is a graduate from...
 Joe Neal | SC African American History Calendar
Joe Neal | SC African American History Calendar
Episode 8

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Rev. Joseph H. Neal was born on August 31, 1950 to the late Mrs. Laverne Kohn Neal and the late Rev. C.R. Neal of Hopkins, S.C. He was the third of four children. His compassion for people at an early...
Brown v. School District No.20
Brown v. School District No.20

Lesson

Grades: 8

The month of February in the South Carolina African American History Calendar features the case of Brown v. School District No. 20, Charleston, SC. This lesson explores the issues of the case, the...

Civil Rights Spotlight: Lt. General Arthur J. Gregg
Civil Rights Spotlight: Lt. General Arthur J. Gregg

Lesson

Grades: 5, 8

In recognition of August's Honoree for the 2024 South Carolina African American History Calendar, Lt. General Arthur J. Gregg, students will discover the contributions and impact he made to the Civil...

John L. Scott and The Legislative Process
John L. Scott and The Legislative Process

Lesson

Grades: 8, 12

In recognition of April's Honoree for the 2024 South Carolina African American History Calendar, John L. Scott, students will explore the Legislative Process.