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This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into civic engagement, such as military service, public demonstrations, and political activism, to shape the identity of modern South Carolina. This indicator was also written to encourage inquiry into South Carolinians’ use of the court system and legislation to affect South Carolina’s post-World War II identity.

Grade(s): 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

Content Type
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...
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.
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...
Victoria Eslinger | Civil Rights in S.C. Oveta Glover | Civil Rights in S.C.

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Oveta Glover | Civil Rights in S.C.
Civil Rights Youth Media Summit: Oveta Glover Interviewed by Cassie Nelson (Scott's Branch High School) and Tyesha Elder (A.C. Flora High School)
Victoria Eslinger | Civil Rights in S.C.

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Victoria Eslinger | Civil Rights in S.C.
Civil Rights Youth Media Summit: Victoria Eslinger Interviewed by Cassie Nelson (Scott's Branch High School) and Tyesha Elder (A.C. Flora High School)
Victoria Eslinger | Civil Rights in S.C. James Clyburn | Civil Rights in S.C.

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James Clyburn | Civil Rights in S.C.
Civil Rights Youth Media Summit: James Clyburn Interviewed by Juli Cross (A.C. Flora High School) and Kevin Baxter (Scott's Branch High School)
Titus Duren | Civil Rights In S.C.

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Titus Duren | Civil Rights In S.C.
Interviewed by Juli Cross, A.C. Flora High School and Kevin Baxter, Scott's Branch High School Titus Duren was on of the first minority students to enter Clemson University following desegregation. He...
Donald Stuart Russell | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Donald Stuart Russell | S.C. Hall of Fame
Donald Stuart Russell (1906-1998) was a protégé of former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes. Russell was Governor of South Carolina from 1963-1965 and a U.S. Senator. He also served as President of...
Benjamin Mays | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Benjamin Mays | S.C. Hall of Fame
Benjamin Mays (1894-1984) was a minister, educator, scholar and social activist. He was known as the "Father of the Civil Rights Movement."
SC Veteran Remembers the Vietnam War The Friendship Nine: Charges Cleared | Palmetto Scene

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The Friendship Nine: Charges Cleared | Palmetto Scene
Over 50 years ago nine young African American students, known as the Friendship Nine, were jailed after sitting at a whites only counter in downtown Rock Hill. Yesterday they were back in court, but...