The Civil Rights Movement

1947-1972. Meet South Carolinians who fought for equality during the Civil Rights Movement.

Dr. Sherman James, Part 3: Expectations of the Hartsville Community| SC African American History Calendar (2021)

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Dr. Sherman James, Part 3: Expectations of the Hartsville Community| SC African American History Calendar (2021)

Despite being a small town in South Carolina, Hartsville, SC produced two honorees of the South Carolina African American History calendar, who grew-up together at the same time: Jannie Harriot (May...

Dr. Sherman James, Part 1: Growing Up in Hartsville | SC African American History Calendar (2021)

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Dr. Sherman James, Part 1: Growing Up in Hartsville | SC African American History Calendar (2021)

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General John Dozier retired as South Carolina’s Adjutant General in 1959, and was replaced by Major General Frank D. Pinckney. Pinckney led the SC National Guard through the tumultuous 1960’s, an era...

Episode 1: Social Studies Lesson Starters | Conversations with Crescent

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Episode 1: Social Studies Lesson Starters | Conversations with Crescent

This activity accompanies the Conversations with Crescent episode, Conversations on Hair, History, and Popular Culture. It includes contextual information, pulled from SC Social Studies Alignment...

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Lamar High School Overview | Let's Go!

Lamar High School in Darlington County, South Carolina, was the site of an attack on school buses carrying African American students to the campus on March 3, 1970. In January 1970, the 4th Circuit...

3D VR - Booker T. Washington High School | Let's Go! Bettis Academy Overview | Let's Go!

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Bettis Academy Overview | Let's Go!

Established in Trenton (Edgefield County) in 1881 by the Reverend Alexander Bettis, this school provided former enslaved African Americans and their children with a basic education of reading and...

Orangeburg Massacre Remembrances and Reckoning Learning Activity

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Orangeburg Massacre Remembrances and Reckoning Learning Activity

This SCETV follow-up special commemorates the 50th anniversary of this tragic event, as survivors, participants and officials share their remembrances and struggle to provide some sense of reckoning...

Fort Jackson | Carolina Snaps Septima Poinsette Clark | Carolina Snaps

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Septima Poinsette Clark | Carolina Snaps

Playing an important role in the civil rights movement, Septima Poinsette Clark understood the role that education could play in a community.

3D VR - Booker T. Washington High School | Let's Go! Booker T. Washington H.S. & Florence C. Benson Elementary Overview | Let's Go!

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Booker T. Washington H.S. & Florence C. Benson Elementary Overview | Let's Go!

From 1915-1974, Booker T. Washington High School served as a separate educational system for young African-Americans in Columbia, South Carolina. The school began with elementary grades and became a...

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Penn Center Overview | Let's Go!

Penn Center is one of the most significant African American historical and cultural institutions in existence today. The historic campus is located on St. Helena Island, one of the most beautiful and...

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