Changes that took place in the United States during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries revitalized the economy and challenged traditional society and politics in South Carolina. To understand the response of South Carolina to these ch...

Grade(s): 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

Mary Gordon Ellis, Part 1 | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
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Part 1 of the story of Mary Gordon Ellis. Mary Gordon Ellis was the first female to be elected to the S.C. Legislature. The drama depicts her life as the school superintendent of Jasper County where...
Mary Gordon Ellis, Part 3 | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
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Part 3 of the story of Mary Gordon Ellis. Mary Gordon Ellis was the first female to be elected to the S.C. Legislature. The drama depicts her life as the school superintendent of Jasper County where...
Mary Gordon Ellis, Part 5 | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
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Part 5 of the story of Mary Gordon Ellis. Mary Gordon Ellis was the first female to be elected to the S.C. Legislature. The drama depicts her life as the school superintendent of Jasper County where...
Mary Gordon Ellis, Part 4 | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
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Part 4 of the story of Mary Gordon Ellis. Mary Gordon Ellis was the first female to be elected to the S.C. Legislature. The drama depicts her life as the school superintendent of Jasper County where...
Mary Gordon Ellis, Part 2 | Idella Bodie's S.C. Women
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Part 2 of the story of Mary Gordon Ellis. Mary Gordon Ellis was the first female to be elected to the S.C. Legislature. The drama depicts her life as the school superintendent of Jasper County where...
Minority Business | Road Trip

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In 1974, Henry J. Clark received his Residential Building and Remodeling State License for South Carolina, one of the first for Native Americans in this state. He built and sold many houses and...
Penn Center History | Road Trip

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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...
Jenkins Orphanage Band | Road Trip

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Lonnie Hamilton and Joey Morant recall their experiences in the Jenkins Orphanage Band. Today, the Jenkins Orphanage Band no longer has a band to support foster kids at the orphanage, but the...
Waverly Community Tour | Road Trip

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Community volunteer gives a brief history about the Jenkins' home in the historic Waverly Community. Dr. Douglas Jenkins was the local dentist.