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A member of the Road Trip Mid-State crew speaks with her uncle and grandfather to learn about the unique struggles during the Civil Rights movement in South Carolina, including the experiences of...
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This indicator was designed to foster inquiry into the role of South Carolina in the Modern Civil Rights Movement, to include the influence of court cases such as Briggs v. Elliot and Flemming v. South Carolina Electric and Gas. This indicator was also developed to promote inquiry into the relationship between national leadership, protests, and events and South Carolina leadership, protests and events, such as the Friendship Nine and the Orangeburg Massacre.
Grade(s): 8
Subject(s): Social Studies
Year: 2019
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In this segment, Herb McAmis, an adopted member of the Edisto-Kusso-Natchez people of Dorchester and Colleton Counties, explains that some are genetic Indians and some are Indians in their hearts. He...
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Governors Robert McNair, Dick Riley, and James Beasley talk about Gov. McNair's role in integration. CREDIT: The Big Picture, ETV, 2007
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Joseph McDomick, Jr., former Penn Center project supervisor for over thirty years, talks about the history of the Penn Center. A history that began with the Port Royal Experiment in 1862 and the...
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Eliza and Harry Briggs, Sr. are listed as the first petitioners on the lawsuits from the 1940s and 1950s. Harry, a gas station attendant in Summerton, and his wife, Eliza, lost their jobs and were...
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University of South Carolina scholar, John Sproat, gives a lecture about desegregation in South Carolina. In this clip Sproat discusses the integration of Clemson by Harvey Gantt. CREDIT...
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Alice Faye Broad Hincka attended the Varner Indian School and Moncks Corner Junior High School. Alice shares her memories of growing up in the Varner community.
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Waymon Stover talks about his experience marching in Orangeburg in 1963 to desegregate lunch counters and being arrested.
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Listen to both black and white students as they talk in a round table discussion about desegregation. Each talks about how the transition has affected them and their classes.
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Lee Allyson Gailliard discusses the significance of the youth involvement in the NACCP. She elaborates on the remarkable advantage of participating in The Civil Rights Tour at The University of South...
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Joseph McDomick, Jr., civil rights activist in Beaufort county, talks about picketing department stores like Edwards, Roses and Piggly Wiggly to protest the stores' refusal to hire black clerks.
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Joseph McDomick, Jr., civil rights activist in Beaufort county, talks about the influence of civil rights organizations like SNCC, CORE, the NAACP, the Freedom Riders and the Black Panther Party.
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Mary Long talks about how far the Penn Center has come in establishing freedom for African Americans. It was at the Penn Center where many African Americans were given a chance to learn. CREDIT: Mary...
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Curtis J. Franks addresses the role the Avery Institute played in instilling leadership skills in African Americans and the transition from a private to public school. CREDIT: Project Discovery...
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Martha Varner attended the Pineview School and the Varner Indian School during the 1930s and early 1940s. She recalls as a child being called "Brass Ankle" by other children passing by on school buses...
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Former students of both Greenville High and Sterling High talk about the legacy of the segregated schools before desegregation. Present day Greenville High still carries the legacy of both schools...
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Molly Scott talks about not seeing more local Native American history in her school textbooks.
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Congressman James E. Clyburn, member of the United States House of Representatives for the 6th District of South Carolina, shares how Rev. J. A. DeLaine had to flee South Carolina. Sadly, Rev. DeLaine...
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The Briggs v. Elliott case began as a simple request to provide bus transportation. In addition to having separate and very inferior facilities, black children had to walk to school, sometimes many...
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University of South Carolina student Haden Choiniere and Judge Matthew J. Perry, give a brief history of the contributions of Judge Perry to the Civil Rights Movement in South Carolina.
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Host, Listervelt Middleton, interviews the Rev. Jesse Jackson for the ETV series FOR THE PEOPLE. Jackson talks about the efforts of his organization Operation P.U.S.H. (People United to Save Humanity)...
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This documentary chronicles the desegregation of Greenville County schools in 1970. Greenville Superintendent, M.T. Anderson, explains how the transition was accomplished with "Grace and Style."
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T.L. Scott, the former Chief of Santee Indian Organization talks about his family's community store. T.L. Scott speaks about being treated "almost normal" compared to the blacks in the area.
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Rev. J. A. DeLaine and several others helped build the national case Brown v. Board of Education. DeLaine's family and other Clarendon county residents recall the bravery shown by signers of the...