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This indicator was designed to encourage inquiry into how new state and federal Progressive legislation affected individuals and businesses in South Carolina and the U.S. The indicator was also designed to promote inquiry into the new perspectives that emerged regarding social and political change.

Grade(s): 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

Content Type
Sisterhood: SC Suffragists-Moving Forward, Part 3 3

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  • Higher Education
  • Professional Development
Sisterhood: SC Suffragists-Moving Forward, Part 3
Episode 3
Host Beryl Dakers asks the panel why it took so long for women to gain equal rights in both the U.S., and in the state of South Carolina.
Sisterhood: SC Suffragists-Moving Forward, Part 1 1

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  • 5
  • 8
  • 11
  • Higher Education
  • Professional Development
Sisterhood: SC Suffragists-Moving Forward, Part 1
Episode 1
The roles South Carolinians played in the Women’s Suffrage Movement have often gone unheralded. This program highlights the efforts of famous South Carolina suffragists, such as the Grimke sisters...
Pages of History: Introduction | Carolina Stories - Episode 1 Pages of History: The Progressive Era | Carolina Stories 5

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  • 8
Pages of History: The Progressive Era | Carolina Stories
Episode 5
Major James Calvin Hemphill, from Abbeville, succeeded Francis Dawson. At first, The News And Courier was impressed by Benjamin Ryan Tillman’s lambasting of “bourbon do-nothings” in power, but Tillman...
Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894) | Periscope

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Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894) | Periscope
Episode 2
In 1849, Amelia Bloomer became the first woman to own, operate, and edit a newspaper for women. Her paper became a voice for the women's rights movement, with articles encouraging women to participate...
The 19th Amendment | Periscope

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The 19th Amendment | Periscope
Episode 1
Women celebrate the passing of the 19th Amendment in 1920. The amendment allowed them the right to vote for the first time. Photo courtesy: Business and Professional Women
Robert Smalls | Periscope

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Robert Smalls | Periscope
Episode 1
In 1839, Robert Smalls was born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina. As a slave, he worked in the Charleston shipyards. After learning the local harbor and surrounding waters, 23-year-old Robert...
The Antebellum Period | Conversations on SC History - Episode 11 Southern Rebirth | Conversations on SC History 16

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  • 6
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Southern Rebirth | Conversations on SC History
Episode 16
Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. Southern Rebirth is discussed in four lessons: Governor Benjamin Tillman 1895 Constitution Dispensary System...
Levi G. Byrd (1891-?) | Road Trip

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  • 6
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Levi G. Byrd (1891-?) | Road Trip
The first chapters of the NAACP began in Charleston and Columbia in 1917. By 1929 a total of 12 chapters had been formed in the state. At that time the state organizations focused on registering Black...
Richland County - Allen University | Road Trip

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  • 6
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Richland County - Allen University | Road Trip
Allen University, which was founded in 1881 by the African Methodist Episcopal Church, was named in honor of Richard Allen, founder of the denomination. Established four years after the University of...
Richland County - Benedict College | Road Trip

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  • 6
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Richland County - Benedict College | Road Trip
Benedict Institute was founded in 1870 by the American Baptist Home Mission Society to provide education for freedmen and their children. The school was named for Stephen Benedict, an abolitionist...
Richland County - Bethel AME Church | Road Trip

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Richland County - Bethel AME Church | Road Trip
The congregation of Bethel A.M.E. Church organized in 1866 and moved several times before constructing this church on Sumter Street in 1921. During the 1960s, Bethel A.M.E. served as a location for...
Tenant Farmers | Pee Dee Explorer

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Tenant Farmers | Pee Dee Explorer
Learn the history of African-American tenant farmers during the era of reconstruction as Karl McAlis ter , Francis Marion University Librarian, takes us on a tour of the two remaining hewn timber...