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Standard 8.5.CO

8.5.CO - Compare South Carolina and U.S. wartime contributions and demobilization after World War II.

Grade(s): 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

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Major Carrol S. Woods | Tuskegee Airmen 4

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Major Carrol S. Woods | Tuskegee Airmen
Episode 4
Carrol S. Woods (1919-2007) Major Carroll S. Woods was one of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II. In this interview, Wood talks about his graduating class, medals received and the type of planes...
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...
Major Thomas Dry Howie | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Major Thomas Dry Howie | S.C. Hall of Fame
This is the story of Major Thomas Dry Howie from Abbeville, South Carolina, who survived the assault on Omaha Beach on D-Day during World War II only to be killed as he liberated the French town of...
Flight Instructor 2

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Flight Instructor
Episode 2
Celebrate Freedom -Tuskegee Airmen 60th Anniversary was an event that took place in 2004 in Camden, South Carolina. In 1941, the 99th Pursuit Squadron, the first African-American air fighting unit...
Tuskegee Airmen Forum 9

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Tuskegee Airmen Forum
Episode 9
About the Panel Hosted by ETV, Connections host P.A. Bennett moderates a forum during the 60th Anniversary for the Tuskegee Airmen. The members of the panel included: Lt. Colonel Spann Watson (1916...
The Tuskegee Airmen Phenomenon 1

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The Tuskegee Airmen Phenomenon
Episode 1
The story of the Tuskegee Airman is even more a story about America than about a group of determined young African American men and women in the late 30’s and early 40’s. On this edition of...