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Standard 8-7.2

8-7.2 Analyze the movement for civil rights in South Carolina, including the impact of the landmark court cases Elmore v. Rice and Briggs v. Elliot; civil rights leaders Septima Poinsette Clark, Modjeska Monteith Simkins, and Matthew J. Perry; the Sout...

Grade(s): 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

Modjeska Monteith Simkins House - Tour

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

Students will use a video and virtual tour to understand how they are encouraged to organize, resist, and rise up against social injustice.

Modjeska Monteith Simkins House - Video Guide

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Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Students will use the first 7 questions to help follow the content discussed in the video. The last 2 questions are open-ended questions. Use questions 9 and 10 to start an open discussion on the...

Mahkia Green - Civil Rights Protests

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Grades: 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Students will use the video "Rise Up" by Mahkia Green and other research to compare and contrast social justice protesters from the past and today.

Global and Local Research Inquiry Handout - Gilda Cobb-Hunter Video Part 1&2 | SC African American History Calendar (2021)

Episode 7

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Grades: 5 8 9 10 11 12

Use the Part I Gilda Cobb-Hunter video to have students strengthen their research and inquiry skills. This handout is another great way to combine social studies and ELA.

Gilda Cobb-Hunter - Video Questions Part 2 | SC African American History Calendar (2021)

Episode 5

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Grades: 8 9 10 11 12

Video questions are a great way to keep students engaged and focused while viewing a video clip. Use these questions to help students focus on the important points made in this video.

Gilda Cobb-Hunter Video Handout - Confederate Flag Timeline and Events

Episode 6

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Grades: 7 8 11 12

After viewing the video clip, have students use this handout to learn more. Students can research articles about the debate to remove the Confederate flag. Explain the arguments made from each side...

"Rise Up" by M. Greene | Modjeska Monteith Simkins House

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Grades: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Mahkia Green, a Columbia based filmmaker shows parallels between the protesters of the past, with those fighting for social justice today in her film, "Rise Up."

Modjeska Monteith Simkins House

Video

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

Built between 1890 and 1895, this one-story cottage was home to Modjeska Monteith Simkins, considered "the Matriarch of Civil Rights activists of South Carolina," from 1932 until her death on April 5...

Interpreting the Teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Sharing Them with Others

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Grades: 8, 9, 10, 11

Through watching videos of Dr. King's various speeches, seeing the video of the signing of the CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964/ revised 1968, reading famous quotes of Drl King, and pondering songs and...

Conversations About The Orangeburg Massacre, Part 1

Episode 1

Video

Grades: 5 8

South Carolina State University alumni Bonniwell Graham, W. Lloyd Walker, and Johnny A. Jones recall where they were on the S.C.S.U. campus when the shooting occurred on February 8, 1968.

Conversations About The Orangeburg Massacre, Part 3

Episode 3

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

The discussion between Bonniwell Graham, W. Lloyd Walker, and Johnny A. Jones about the Orangeburg Massacre continues.

Conversations About The Orangeburg Massacre, Part 4

Episode 4

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

The discussion between Bonniwell Graham, W. Lloyd Walker, and Johnny A. Jones about the Orangeburg Massacre continues.

Conversations About The Orangeburg Massacre, Part 2

Episode 2

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

The discussion between Bonniwell Graham, W. Lloyd Walker, and Johnny A. Jones about the Orangeburg Massacre continues.

Civil Rights in South Carolina

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Grades: 8

Analyze the movement for civil rights in South Carolina, including the impact of the landmark court cases Elmore v. Rice and Briggs v. Elliot; civil rights leaders Septima Poinsette Clark, Modjeska...

Orangeburg Massacre: Remembrances & Reckoning, Part 1

Episode 1

Video

Grades: 5 8

Fifty years have passed since the tragic Orangeburg Massacre occurred at South Carolina State College. With the protests at the All Star Bowling Alley mere days before, no one anticipated the massacre...

Orangeburg Massacre: Remembrances & Reckoning, Part 7

Episode 7

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The panel talks about the excessive force used by law enforcement, and why the FBI’s training at the time was deemed "flawed."

Orangeburg Massacre: Remembrances & Reckoning, Part 3

Episode 3

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Another one of the students who was present at the night of the shooting was Emma McCain. Dr. McCain was beaten by police officers that night, and now she offers her recollections of that tragic night...

Orangeburg Massacre: Remembrances & Reckoning, Part 5

Episode 5

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Dr. Cleveland Sellers, and the panelists go more in depth about the inconsistencies with recollections and eyewitness reports from the night of the incident.

Orangeburg Massacre: Remembrances & Reckoning, Part 2

Episode 2

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

In this segment, the panelists discuss Cleveland Sellers’ role in the incident. Sellers was the only “agitator” tried and convicted from what happened the night of the shooting. Dr. Sellers also joins...

Orangeburg Massacre: Remembrances & Reckoning, Part 4

Episode 4

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

This segment elaborates more on law enforcement’s response the night of the shooting, along with covering some of the conflicting eyewitness reports.

Orangeburg Massacre: Remembrances & Reckoning, Part 6

Episode 6

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Bonniwell Graham, W. Lloyd Walker, and Johnny A. Jones were students at S.C. State College, and they share their experiences during the night of the shooting, along with some of the injuries sustained...

Orangeburg Massacre: Remembrances & Reckoning, Part 8

Episode 8

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The survivors, and the panel discuss the pain still presently felt from that night, along with the seeking of closure.

Would You Be Willing to March for Something You Believe In?

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Grades: 8

Students will explore information regarding the Orangeburg Massacre and research other Civil Rights Era movements as they focus on the Essential Question. See below.

Your Words Speak For Themselves

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Grades: 8

With the exception of America’s indigenous population of Native Americans, the United States of America was populated by immigrants from different parts of the world. Each immigrant group became...