The Civil Rights Movement

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

Global and Local Research Inquiry Handout - Gilda Cobb-Hunter Video Part 1&2 | SC African American History Calendar (2021)

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Global and Local Research Inquiry Handout - Gilda Cobb-Hunter Video Part 1&2 | SC African American History Calendar (2021)

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Use the Part I Gilda Cobb-Hunter video to have students strengthen their research and inquiry skills. This handout is another great way to combine social studies and ELA.

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Penn Center Photo Gallery | Let's Go!

The Penn Center, founded officially as the Penn School in 1865, is a campus of buildings dedicated to African American education in St. Helena Island, South Carolina. The original school grew out of...

3D VR - Penn Center: Brick Church | Let's Go!

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3D VR - Penn Center: Brick Church | 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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Florence C. Benson Elementary School Photo Gallery | Let's Go! Photo

The Wheeler Hill Elementary school replaced the Celia Dial Saxon Negro Elementary School, which was overcrowded and needed rehabilitation. The neighborhood’s new elementary school was designed by...

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Booker T. Washington High School Photo Gallery | Let's Go!

The Booker T. Washington Auditorium Building is the last extant building of Booker T. Washington High School in Columbia, South Carolina. The school opened in 1916 and became an important institution...

3D VR - Historic Scott’s Branch High School | Let's Go!

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3D VR - Historic Scott’s Branch High School | Let's Go!

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The original Scott’s Branch High School was formed to serve African American students in Summerton, South Carolina. Originally known as the Taw Caw School, the school's name changed due to the...

3D VR - Historic Scott’s Branch High School Gymnasium | Let's Go!

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3D VR - Historic Scott’s Branch High School Gymnasium | Let's Go!

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Take a tour inside the Historic Scott’s Branch High School gymnasium. The original Scott’s Branch High School was formed to serve African American students in Summerton, South Carolina. Originally...

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Historic Scott's Branch High School Photo Gallery | Let's Go!

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Scott’s Branch High School (1951-1994) is a building with national significance due to its association with the United States Supreme Court case, Briggs v. Elliott , part of the Brown v. Board of...

3D VR - Florence C. Benson Elementary School | Let's Go!

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3D VR - Florence C. Benson Elementary School | Let's Go!

"The Florence C. Benson Elementary School was built in 1953-55 as Wheeler Hill School to serve African American students of the community and as a replacement for the overcrowded Celia Dial Saxon...

Mahkia Green - Civil Rights Protests "Rise Up" by M. Greene | Modjeska Monteith Simkins House

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"Rise Up" by M. Greene | Modjeska Monteith Simkins House

Mahkia Green, a Columbia based filmmaker shows parallels between the protesters of the past, with those fighting for social justice today in her film, "Rise Up."

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