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1947-1972. Meet South Carolinians who fought for equality during the Civil Rights Movement.
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 James Otis Lecture Series 2015 (Full Version) 1

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James Otis Lecture Series 2015 (Full Version)
Episode 1
The South Carolina Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (SC ABOTA) presented the Seventh Annual James Otis Lecture Series in observance of National Constitution Day on September 18, 2015...
 Beaufort Organizations | Road Trip

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Beaufort Organizations | Road Trip
Joseph McDomick, Jr., civil rights activist in Beaufort county, talks about the influence of civil rights organizations like SNCC, CORE, the NAACP, the Freedom Riders and the Black Panther Party.
 Integration Generation | Road Trip

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Integration Generation | Road Trip
CONNECTIONS, South Carolina ETV's minority affairs show, investigates the effects of the civil rights movement on the children of the integration generation, who are now in their 40's and 50's, and...
 Judge Matthew Perry, Jr. | Road Trip

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Judge Matthew Perry, Jr. | Road Trip
Beginning in the 1950s, Judge Matthew Perry, Jr became the leading civil rights lawyer in South Carolina. Judge Perry was the first African American federal judge in South Carolina. The Matthew J...
 Eliza Briggs | Road Trip

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Eliza Briggs | Road Trip
Eliza and Harry Briggs, Sr. are listed as the first petitioners on the lawsuits from the 1940s and 1950s. Harry, a gas station attendant in Summerton, and his wife, Eliza, lost their jobs and were...
Jenkins Orphanage Band | Road Trip Picket Department Stores | Road Trip

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Picket Department Stores | Road Trip
Joseph McDomick, Jr., civil rights activist in Beaufort county, talks about picketing department stores like Edwards, Roses and Piggly Wiggly to protest the stores' refusal to hire black clerks.
 NAACP Today | Road Trip

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NAACP Today | Road Trip
Lee Allyson Gailliard discusses the significance of the youth involvement in the NACCP. She elaborates on the remarkable advantage of participating in The Civil Rights Tour at The University of South...