8.5.CO Extender

Grade(s): 8

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

Marion Gressett | History of SC Slide Collection
Marion Gressett | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 5

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Marion Gressett (1902-1984, see Marion Gressett And Hyman Rubin ) was first elected to the South Carolina state Senate from Calhoun County in 1937. A powerful political figure during the 1950s and...
Lester Bates | History of SC Slide Collection
Lester Bates | History of SC Slide Collection
Episode 10

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The growing pressures brought to bear against legal segregation by the federal court system, that culminated in the 1954 Supreme Court decision in "Brown v. The Board of Education" of Topeka, Kansas...
Desegration in SC | Conversations on SC History
Episode 20

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Noted South Carolina historian Dr. Walter Edgar discusses the key issues in SC History. Desegregation and other social change in South Carolina is discussed: World War II – Catalyst for Change...
Mamie "Peanut" Johnson | Periscope
Mamie "Peanut" Johnson | Periscope
Episode 5

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Mamie "Peanut" Johnson challenged the traditional role of female athletes by entering the men's Negro Major League in 1953. She was the only female pitcher and only one of three women to play in the...
Jean Hoefer Toal | Periscope
Jean Hoefer Toal | Periscope
Episode 4

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Jean Hoefer Toal was elected the Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court on March 23, 2000. As Chief Justice, she presides over the highest court in South Carolina. Her court sets the rules...