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This indicator was developed to promote inquiry into how social changes such as suburbanization, the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (i.e., G.I. Bill), and the move to desegregation affected life in America.

Grade(s): 5

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

Gilda Cobb-Hunter - Using Summarizations Handout | SC African American History Calendar (2021)
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Rear Admiral Reubin Bookert | SC African American History Calendar

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Rear Admiral Reubin B. Bookert is a native of Columbia, S.C. He graduated from C.A. Johnson High School in 1968 and North Carolina A&T State University with a B.S. degree. He also earned degrees in...

Marion Gressett | History of SC Slide Collection

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Marion Gressett | History of SC Slide Collection

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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...

The Power and Right of African Americans to Vote | History of SC Slide Collection

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The Power and Right of African Americans to Vote | History of SC Slide Collection

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The power and right of African-Americans to vote, guaranteed by the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, has been a major driving force behind many of the economic, political, and educational gains made...

African American Picket Protesters | History of SC Slide Collection

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African American Picket Protesters | History of SC Slide Collection

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African-American protestors of segregation picket restaurants and stores on Main Street in Columbia, sometime around 1960, proclaiming "Together We Stand, Divided We Fall." Courtesy of the South...

Richard Nixon Appeals to S.C. Dixiecrats | History of SC Slide Collection

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Richard Nixon Appeals to S.C. Dixiecrats | History of SC Slide Collection

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In 1960, Richard M. Nixon attempted to appeal to South Carolina Democrats who were unhappy with their national party's choice for president, Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy. In a cartoon...