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Standard 8-7

8-7 - The student will demonstrate an understanding of the impact on South Carolina of significant events of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

Grade(s): 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

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 Rev. James Hinton | Road Trip

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Rev. James Hinton | Road Trip
University of South Carolina student, Eli Peterson, gives a brief history of the life of Rev. James Hinton and his contributions to the Waverly Community which is adjacent to historic Benedict College...
 Jim Crow & KKK | Road Trip

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Jim Crow & KKK | Road Trip
Many of the Briggs v. Elliott plaintiffs and those associated with them experienced intimidation and violence at the hands of the Klu Klux Klan (KKK), a white supremacy group. Living in the area...
 Modjeska Monteith Simkins House | Road Trip

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Modjeska Monteith Simkins House | Road Trip
Catherine Fleming Bruce, the Curator for the Modjeska Simkins House, gives a brief history of the Visanska-Starks Carriage House in the Waverly Community. The home is connected to Historically Black...
 Briggs v. Elliott | Road Trip

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Briggs v. Elliott | Road Trip
The Briggs v. Elliott case began as a simple request to provide bus transportation. In addition to having separate and very inferior facilities, black children had to walk to school, sometimes many...
 Jesse Jackson, Jr. on Economic Equality | Road Trip

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Jesse Jackson, Jr. on Economic Equality | Road Trip
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)...
 Atty. Dorothy Sampson | Road Trip

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Atty. Dorothy Sampson | Road Trip
Dorothy Sampson became the first African American female attorney in Sumter. Her area of interest was civil rights litigation, voter education and registration. She was a plaintiff in a suit against...
 Modjeska Simkins on Economic Change | Road Trip

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Modjeska Simkins on Economic Change | Road Trip
Mrs. Modjeska Simkins tells of how the business boycotts began in Columbia and around the state. Mrs. Simkins was also at the forefront when the Southern Negro Youth Conference was formed. CREDIT...
 Dr. Gloria Blackwell | Road Trip

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Dr. Gloria Blackwell | Road Trip
Dr. Gloria (Rackley) Blackwell was active in the NAACP Youth Council at Claflin College. As an activist throughout her life, Dr. Blackwell was most noted for her lawsuit against the Orangeburg...
 Chief Justice Ernest A. Finney | Road Trip

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Chief Justice Ernest A. Finney | Road Trip
Chief Justice Ernest A. Finney gained respect as an exceptional civil rights advocate defending more than 6,000 people arrested for participating in some type of civil protest. He was appointed to the...
 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'...
 Failing Students | Road Trip

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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.
 Harrison Goodwin | Road Trip

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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.
 Ferdinand Pearson | Road Trip

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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...
 Clarendon Today | Road Trip

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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...
Failing Students | Road Trip Walter Key Jr | Road Trip

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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.
 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.
 John R. Heller  | S.C. Hall of Fame

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John R. Heller | S.C. Hall of Fame
John Roderick Heller was born in Fair Play, South Carolina. He was a graduate of Clemson College and Emory University Medical School. In 1943, Dr. Heller was appointed chief of the U.S. Public Health...
 March on Washington | Road Trip

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March on Washington | Road Trip
Joseph McDomick, Jr., former Penn Center project supervisor for over thirty years, tells how Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his inner circle worked at Penn to plan events like the March on Washington...
 King at Penn Center | Road Trip

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King at Penn Center | Road Trip
Joseph McDomick, Jr., former Penn Center project supervisor for over thirty years, talks about Dr. King's many visits to Penn Center and how the visits had to be kept quiet because of the threats on...
 Billie Fleming on Farming | Road Trip

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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.