Photo
Grades
- 5
- 8
In 1947 Judge J. Waties Waring's monumental ruling in the George Elmore suit (Elmore v. Rice) eliminated the all-white Democratic primary system in South Carolina. For the first time since 1876, the...
View all Standards
Standard 5.4.CC
5.4.CC - Analyze the continuities and changes of race relations in the United States and South Carolina following the Supreme Court decisions of Briggs v. Elliott and Brown v. Board of Education.
Grade(s): 5
Subject(s): Social Studies
Year: 2019
Photo
Grades
- 5
- 8
Levi Pearson, and other parents whose children attended Scotts Branch High School, wanted the county to provide buses for their children. Mr. Pearson was encouraged by Rev. Joseph Armstrong DeLaine...
Photo
Grades
- 5
- 8
- 11
Thurgood Marshall's entire legal career was devoted to pursuing equal justice for all. He argued 32 cases before the Supreme Court and won 29 of those cases, including his most significant, Brown v...
Photo
Grades
- 5
- 8
- 11
Constructed in 1936, Dennis was the first high school for African Americans in Lee County, including Bishopville and nearby rural areas. In contrast with the much larger Bishopville High School, which...
Photo
Grades
- 5
- 8
- 11
The building that housed Summerton High School from circa 1936 to the mid-1960s is located at 12 South Church Street in Summerton. In the middle of the twentieth century, the all-white high school was...
Video
Grades
- 5
- 8
- 10
- 11
The Plessy v. Ferguson decision set the precedent that "separate" facilities for blacks and whites were constitutional as long as they were "equal." In 1954, the Brown v. Board of Education case...
Video
Grades
- 5
- 8
The Road Trip Mid-State crew visits the Modjeska Simkins house to understand more about South Carolina's struggle for Civil Rights.
Video
Grades
- 5
- 7
- 8
The Road Trip team speaks with Cecil Williams about his time in the Civil Rights movement and as a photographer.
Video
Grades
- 5
- 8
The Road Trip Mid-State crew speaks with Congressman James E. Clyburn.
Video
Grades
- 5
- 8
The Road Trip Mid-State team visits Liberty Hill and learns about its significance during the Civil Rights movement.
Video
Grades
- 5
- 8
A member of the Road Trip Mid-State crew speaks with her uncle and grandfather to learn about the unique struggles during the Civil Rights movement in South Carolina, including the experiences of...
Video
Grades
- 5
- 8
Eliza and Harry Briggs, Sr. are listed as the first petitioners on the lawsuits from the 1940s and 1950s. Harry, a gas station attendant in Summerton, and his wife, Eliza, lost their jobs and were...
Video
Grades
- 5
- 8
Congressman James E. Clyburn, member of the United States House of Representatives for the 6th District of South Carolina, shares how Rev. J. A. DeLaine had to flee South Carolina. Sadly, Rev. DeLaine...
Video
Grades
- 5
- 8
Rev. J. A. DeLaine and several others helped build the national case Brown v. Board of Education. DeLaine's family and other Clarendon county residents recall the bravery shown by signers of the...