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 Alice Faye Broad Hincka | Road Trip

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Alice Faye Broad Hincka | Road Trip
Alice Faye Broad Hincka attended the Varner Indian School and Moncks Corner Junior High School. Alice shares her memories of growing up in the Varner community.
 Atlantic Beach | Road Trip

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Atlantic Beach | Road Trip
Atlantic Beach, nicknamed "The Black Pearl," was established about 1934 as an oceanfront community for blacks denied access by other area beaches by segregation. Many became year-round residents, but...
 Henry J. Clark | Road Trip

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Henry J. Clark | Road Trip
Henry J. Clark attended the Pineview Indian School in the late 1930s and the Varner Indian School in the early 1940s.
 Martha Varner | Road Trip

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Martha Varner | Road Trip
Martha Varner attended the Pineview School and the Varner Indian School during the 1930s and early 1940s. She recalls as a child being called "Brass Ankle" by other children passing by on school buses...
Martha Varner | Road Trip Native American Community Store | Road Trip

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Native American Community Store | Road Trip
T.L. Scott, the former Chief of Santee Indian Organization talks about his family's community store. T.L. Scott speaks about being treated "almost normal" compared to the blacks in the area.
 Failing Students | Road Trip

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Failing Students | Road Trip
Desiree Platt talks about her experiences with segregation. Native Americans were allowed to attend school only up to eighth grade.
 Catawba Cultural Center | A Natural State 7

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Catawba Cultural Center | A Natural State
Episode 7
Maintaining Catawba tradition involves passing down family histories, belief systems, language, folklore, the arts and other aspects of cultural heritage. The Catawba Cultural Preservation Project...
 Making Fishnets | Gullah Net

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Making Fishnets | Gullah Net
In the video, St. Helena resident Frank Brown weaves a net while singing a song rich in the Gullah dialect. This clip was extracted from Palmetto Places - St. Helena Island. After the Civil War and...