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Standard 5-4

5-4 - The student will demonstrate an understanding of American economic challenges in the 1920s and 1930s and world conflict in the 1940s.

Grade(s): 5

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

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Interview Checklist Jack Bush | Generations of Heroes

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Jack Bush | Generations of Heroes
World War II Jack Bush was a tail gunner in World War II. A tail gunner is a crewman on a military aircraft who defends against enemy fighter attacks from the rear, or "tail", of the plane. Listen to...
Buddy Sturgis - Interview 2 | Generations of Heroes Irving Levine | Generations of Heroes

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Irving Levine | Generations of Heroes
World War II Irving Levine was a CBI Pilot in World War II. CBI stands for the China-Burma-India Theater. This area was where many pilots flew bombing and transport missions. Interview by Kristen...
Minority Business | Road Trip

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Minority Business | Road Trip
In 1974, Henry J. Clark received his Residential Building and Remodeling State License for South Carolina, one of the first for Native Americans in this state. He built and sold many houses and...
Penn Center History | Road Trip

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Penn Center History | Road Trip
Joseph McDomick, Jr., former Penn Center project supervisor for over thirty years, talks about the history of the Penn Center. A history that began with the Port Royal Experiment in 1862 and the...
Jenkins Orphanage Band | Road Trip

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Jenkins Orphanage Band | Road Trip
Lonnie Hamilton and Joey Morant recall their experiences in the Jenkins Orphanage Band. Today, the Jenkins Orphanage Band no longer has a band to support foster kids at the orphanage, but the...
Waverly Community Tour | Road Trip

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Waverly Community Tour | Road Trip
Community volunteer gives a brief history about the Jenkins' home in the historic Waverly Community. Dr. Douglas Jenkins was the local dentist.
Integration of Clemson | Road Trip

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Integration of Clemson | Road Trip
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...
Alice Faye Broad Hincka | Road Trip

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Alice Faye Broad Hincka | Road Trip
Alice Faye Broad Hincka attended the Varner Indian School and Moncks Corner Junior High School. Alice shares her memories of growing up in the Varner community.
Youth Participation | Road Trip

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Youth Participation | Road Trip
Dr. Charles Thomas was a professor of philosophy at South Carolina State College and a local NAACP official. On at least one occasion, Dr. Thomas mortgaged his home to bail student activists out of...
Tuskegee Airmen Ernest Henderson | Road Trip

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Tuskegee Airmen Ernest Henderson | Road Trip
In 1941, the 99th Pursuit Squadron, the first African-American air fighting unit, began training in Tuskegee, Alabama. The pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen included Ernest Henderson of Laurens...
Mt. Pisgah AME Church | Road Trip

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Mt. Pisgah AME Church | Road Trip
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
7 Days in Jail | Road Trip

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7 Days in Jail | Road Trip
Waymon Stover talks about his experience marching in Orangeburg in 1963 to desegregate lunch counters and being arrested.
Waverly Tour, John McCray | Road Trip

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Waverly Tour, John McCray | Road Trip
University of South Carolina student, Tom Benning, gives a brief history of the life of John H. McCray. McCray was a pivotal figure in the Waverly Community, Columbia and in the surrounding areas.
Sumter NAACP | Road Trip

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Sumter NAACP | Road Trip
Ida McCain's husband was Sumter educator James T. McCain. In 1921, sixteen year old McCain began his involvement in civil rights by registering voters in Sumter county. He was the founding president...
Charles Rodgers | Road Trip

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Charles Rodgers | Road Trip
Disabled veteran, Charles Edward Rodgers, attended Varner Indian School, Berkeley Elementary, and Berkeley High School. He is proud of his Native American Heritage as a Varner Town Indian and speaks...
Henry J. Clark | Road Trip

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Henry J. Clark | Road Trip
Henry J. Clark attended the Pineview Indian School in the late 1930s and the Varner Indian School in the early 1940s.
Integration Generation | Road Trip Equality in Restaurants | Road Trip

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Equality in Restaurants | Road Trip
Joseph McDomick, Jr., civil rights activist in Beaufort county, relates one experience when he tried to get service at a segregated white restaurant.
NAACP Today | Road Trip

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NAACP Today | Road Trip
Lee Allyson Gailliard discusses the significance of the youth involvement in the NACCP. She elaborates on the remarkable advantage of participating in The Civil Rights Tour at The University of South...
Atlantic Beach | Road Trip

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Atlantic Beach | Road Trip
Atlantic Beach, nicknamed "The Black Pearl," was established about 1934 as an oceanfront community for blacks denied access by other area beaches by segregation. Many became year-round residents, but...
Picket Department Stores | Road Trip

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Picket Department Stores | Road Trip
Joseph McDomick, Jr., civil rights activist in Beaufort county, talks about picketing department stores like Edwards, Roses and Piggly Wiggly to protest the stores' refusal to hire black clerks.
Judge Matthew Perry, Jr. | Road Trip

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Judge Matthew Perry, Jr. | Road Trip
Beginning in the 1950s, Judge Matthew Perry, Jr became the leading civil rights lawyer in South Carolina. Judge Perry was the first African American federal judge in South Carolina. The Matthew J...
Equality in Restaurants | Road Trip Integration Generation | Road Trip

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Integration Generation | Road Trip
CONNECTIONS, South Carolina ETV's minority affairs show, investigates the effects of the civil rights movement on the children of the integration generation, who are now in their 40's and 50's, and...