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Standard 8.5.E

8.5.E

Grade(s): 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

Echoes of the Black Experience: Hip Hop and Toni Morrison

Lesson

Grades: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Higher Education

This lesson explores how Toni Morrison and hip-hop artists use storytelling techniques and cultural references to depict life experiences and challenges.

African American History Spotlight: Wilhelmina P. Johnson

Lesson

Grades: 8

In recognition of December's Honoree for the 2024 South Carolina African American History Calendar, Wilhelmina P. Johnson, students will explore the contributions she made as a civic leader.

African American History Spotlight: Tommy Preston, Jr.

Lesson

Grades: Kindergarten, 1, 2, 8

In recognition of November's Honorees for the 2024 South Carolina African American History Calendar, Tommy Preston, Jr., students will determine the leadership qualities demonstrated by Tommy Preston...

Preserving Our History

Lesson

Grades: Kindergarten, 2, 8

In recognition of March's Honoree for the 2024 South Carolina African American History Calendar, Jackie J. Whitmore, students will become historians, conducting research on their family genealogy or...

Memorializing A'ja Wilson

Lesson

Grades: 8, 11

In celebration of being chosen as the January honoree for the 2024 South Carolina African American History Calendar, this lesson explores the accomplishments and contributions of A'ja Wilson and how...

Mary McLeod Bethune | Carolina Snaps

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune is hailed as one of the most influential African American educators and Civil Rights figures, during the first half of the 20th century. Born on a cotton farm in Mayesville, SC...

Darla Moore | Carolina Snaps

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Did you know Darla Moore was the first woman featured on the cover of Fortune Magazine and was listed as one of Fortune’s “50 Most Powerful Women in Business”? Born and raised in Lake City, South...

Maude Callen | Carolina Snaps

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Orphaned at the age of six, Maude Callen, became an “Angel in Twilight” to many as she singlehandedly brought health care to a poverty-stricken community. After becoming orphaned, Maude went to live...

Chief Justice Ernest Finney | Carolina Snaps

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Ernest Finney was the first African American chief justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. He left an indelible mark on the legal system with his unwavering commitment to justice and equality...

Dr. Sherman James, Part 9: Message to All the Students of South Carolina | SC African American History Calendar (2021)

Video

Grades: 8 9 10 11 12

Despite being a small town in South Carolina, Hartsville, SC produced two honorees of the South Carolina African American History calendar, who grew-up together at the same time: Jannie Harriot (May...

Dr. Sherman James, Part 8: Message for Girls | SC African American History Calendar (2021)

Video

Grades: 8 9 10 11 12

Dr. Sherman James, Part 7: John Henryism | SC African American History Calendar (2021)

Video

Grades: 8 10 11 12

Dr. Sherman James, Part 6: What is a Social Epidemiologist? | SC African American History Calendar (2021)

Video

Grades: 8 9 10 11 12

May 2021 African American History Calendar Honoree Dr. Sherman James, who taught at Duke University, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, and the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, explains...

Dr. Sherman James, Part 5: The HBCU Experience at Fayetteville State and Talladega College | SC African American History Calendar (2021)

Video

Grades: 8 9 10 11 12

Dr. Sherman James, Part 4: Traveling in the South | SC African American History Calendar (2021)

Video

Grades: 8 9 10 11 12

Dr. Sherman James, Part 3: Expectations of the Hartsville Community| SC African American History Calendar (2021)

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Dr. Sherman James, Part 2: Going to the Catholic Private School and Pre-K Environment | SC African American History Calendar (2021)

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Dr. Sherman James, Part 1: Growing Up in Hartsville | SC African American History Calendar (2021)

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Episode 1: Social Studies Lesson Starters | Conversations with Crescent

Document

Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

This activity accompanies the Conversations with Crescent episode, Conversations on Hair, History, and Popular Culture. It includes contextual information, pulled from SC Social Studies Alignment...

Lamar High School Overview | Let's Go!

Video

Grades: 5 8 11

Lamar High School in Darlington County, South Carolina, was the site of an attack on school buses carrying African American students to the campus on March 3, 1970. In January 1970, the 4th Circuit...

Bettis Academy Overview | Let's Go!

Video

Grades: 5 8 11

Established in Trenton (Edgefield County) in 1881 by the Reverend Alexander Bettis, this school provided former enslaved African Americans and their children with a basic education of reading and...

3D VR - Lamar High School Gymnasium | Let's Go!

Interactive

Grades: 5 8 11

Booker T. Washington H.S. & Florence C. Benson Elementary Overview | Let's Go!

Video

Grades: 5 8 11

From 1915-1974, Booker T. Washington High School served as a separate educational system for young African-Americans in Columbia, South Carolina. The school began with elementary grades and became a...

Penn Center Overview | Let's Go!

Video

Grades: 4 5 8 11

Penn Center is one of the most significant African American historical and cultural institutions in existence today. The historic campus is located on St. Helena Island, one of the most beautiful and...