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Adrian Gomez 2
Adrian Gomez
Episode 2

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

EXPIRES: 9/11/2026 The art of Adrian Gomez is larger than life, just like the artist himself. The Afro-Costa Rican childhood they celebrate is an idyllic period immersed in nature and freedom of play.
Quince Duncan 1
Quince Duncan
Episode 1

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

EXPIRES: 9/11/2026 In this episode of Afro Latino Travels, host Kim Haas travels to San Jose, Costa Rica: a city featuring history-making political families, a vibrant art scene, and up-and-coming...
Gullah Roots: Rice As Cash Crop | Carolina Stories 1
Gullah Roots: Rice As Cash Crop | Carolina Stories
Episode 1

Video

Grades: 6 7 9 10 11 12

Rice is a staple food of Sierra Leone. Rice is not only a favorite dish of Sierra Leoneans and the Gullah-Geechee, but it is also a part of their history. A dike system for cultivating rice worked...
Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories 1
Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories
Episode 1

Video

Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

The founding and early years of Charlie's Place - a jazz club where white and African American patrons alike were welcome during segregation.
Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories 2
Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories
Episode 2

Video

Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

After World War II, there was an ever increasing popularity for the musical movement known as "Rhythm and Blues." Rhythm and Blues, along with a new invention called the Jukebox, transformed the music...
Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories 3
Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories
Episode 3

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Racial tensions in South Carolina strained with the rise of the "Dixiecrat" political party. One summer evening in 1950, Ku Klux Klan members shot up Charlie's Place, and Charlie Fitzgerald was beaten...
Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories 4
Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories
Episode 4

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Today, Charlie's Place is long gone. The City of Myrtle Beach purchased the Charlie's Place property in 2015, with the goals of renovating the area, and transforming it into a revitalized...
Henrietta Snype | SC African American History Calendar (2019) 11
Henrietta Snype | SC African American History Calendar (2019)
Episode 11

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Henrietta Snype, from Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, is a world-renowned sweetgrass basket-weaver. Taught by both her mother and her grandmother, Snype has been creating sweetgrass basket art ever...
Catawba Cultural Center And Museum Photo Gallery | Let's Go!
Catawba Cultural Center And Museum Photo Gallery | Let's Go!

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

This photo gallery of the Catawba Cultural Center and Museum contains the following shots: The Catawba River Catawba Family Selling Pottery Early Catawba Gardening And Cooking Tools Catawba Baskets...