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Standard 8.4.E

8.4.E - Utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources to analyze multiple perspectives of the challenges and changes within South Carolina and the nation that allowed the U.S. to emerge as a global power during the time period 1862–1929.

Grade(s): 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

Content Type
Elizabeth Evelyn Wright | Carolina Snaps

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Elizabeth Evelyn Wright | Carolina Snaps
Elizabeth Evelyn Wright’s dream of establishing a school in South Carolina would come true in 1897. Elizabeth Evelyn Wright, a graduate of Tuskegee Institute, had a deep desire to open a school where...
Mary Simms Oliphant | Carolina Snaps

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Mary Simms Oliphant | Carolina Snaps
South Carolina historian Mary C. Simms Oliphant became the first woman to receive the Order of the Palmetto. Born in Barnwell County, Mary C. Simms Oliphant was the granddaughter of novelist and...
The Impact of Reconstruction on Children’s Lives | Reconstruction 360 Forty Acres and a Mule | Reconstruction 360

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Forty Acres and a Mule | Reconstruction 360
Historian Kate Masur explains the origins of 40 Acres and a Mule, a famous phrase that many have heard but may not fully understand. It originated in the early days of Reconstruction, when General...
Reflections of Columbia, Part 4 4

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  • Higher Education
Reflections of Columbia, Part 4
Episode 4
The 1920s was a prosperous time for Columbia. The city experienced a cultural renaissance, even though the rural areas were feeling early pings of the oncoming depression. Dance clubs for both Whites...
Mary McLeod Bethune | S.C. Hall of Fame David Bancroft Johnson | S.C. Hall of Fame

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David Bancroft Johnson | S.C. Hall of Fame
As Superintendent of Schools in Columbia, South Carolina, David Bancroft Johnson saw the need for an institution that would focus on training teachers. He received funds from Robert Winthrop and the...
Camp Sevier | History of SC Slide Collection

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  • 8
Camp Sevier | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 6
Many young men recruited into the army were trained at Camp Sevier, near Greenville. Motor Truck Companies 101 and 218 lived in this tent city. Courtesy of the South Caroliniana Library.
Irwin Kahn | Legacy of Leadership Profile David Robert Coker | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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David Robert Coker | Legacy of Leadership Profile
David Robert Coker (1870-1938) David Robert Coker loved the land and the people who toiled for its bounty. The son of Major James Lide Coker, David Coker was born on November 20, 1870 in Hartsville...
Herman W. Lay | Legacy of Leadership Profile A. Foster McKissick | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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A. Foster McKissick | Legacy of Leadership Profile
A. Foster McKissick (1869 – 1938) Anthony Foster McKissick was a major figure in the Southern textile industry and was also a college professor, scientist, state legislator, philanthropist, and...
Attending Seminary | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women 3

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Attending Seminary | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
Episode 3
Mary McLeod Bethune, Part 3 - Attending Seminary Mary receives a scholarship to attend seminary in Concord, North Carolina. She receives her own room at the top of the stairs. She struggles at first...
Mary's Early Life | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women 1

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Mary's Early Life | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
Episode 1
Mary McLeod Bethune, Part 1 - Mary's Early Life The beginning of the Mary McLeod Bethune story. Mary was a sharecropper’s daughter, one of seventeen children, who from a young age had a desire and...
Opens Her First School | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women 4

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Opens Her First School | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
Episode 4
Mary McLeod Bethune, Part 4 - Opens Her First School Unable to find a position as an African American, she returns to Maysville with her husband Albertus, a fellow teacher. They find a schoolhouse in...