The Industrial Revolution, urbanization, and access to resources contributed to the United States becoming a world power in the early twentieth century. At the same time, discriminatory practices abounded. To understand the rise of the United States as a world power, the student will utilize the knowledge and skills set forth in the following indicators:

Grade(s): 5

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

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 King at Penn Center | Road Trip

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King at Penn Center | Road Trip
Joseph McDomick, Jr., former Penn Center project supervisor for over thirty years, talks about Dr. King's many visits to Penn Center and how the visits had to be kept quiet because of the threats on...
Native American Community Store | Road Trip Billie Fleming on Farming | Road Trip

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Billie Fleming on Farming | Road Trip
Mr. Billie Fleming explains the hardship that farmers, teachers and anyone associated with the NAACP during the civil rights movement encountered in their communities from white citizens.
 Black Social Workers | Road Trip

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Black Social Workers | Road Trip
Joseph McDomick, Jr., civil rights activist in Beaufort county, shares his story of helping to organize the Welfare Rights Organization (WRO) in Beaufort. McDomick relates how he and other community...
King at Penn Center | Road Trip Why the Penn Center? | Road Trip

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Why the Penn Center? | Road Trip
Joseph McDomick, Jr, civil rights activist and former Penn Center employee, talks about why Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. chose to visit the Penn Center on many occasions during the civil rights...
7 Days in Jail | Road Trip Flight Instructor 2

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Flight Instructor
Episode 2
Celebrate Freedom -Tuskegee Airmen 60th Anniversary was an event that took place in 2004 in Camden, South Carolina. In 1941, the 99th Pursuit Squadron, the first African-American air fighting unit...