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 Jenkins Orphanage Band | Road Trip

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Jenkins Orphanage Band | Road Trip
Lonnie Hamilton and Joey Morant recall their experiences in the Jenkins Orphanage Band. Today, the Jenkins Orphanage Band no longer has a band to support foster kids at the orphanage, but the...
 Penn Center History | Road Trip

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Penn Center History | Road Trip
Joseph McDomick, Jr., former Penn Center project supervisor for over thirty years, talks about the history of the Penn Center. A history that began with the Port Royal Experiment in 1862 and the...
 Minority Business | Road Trip

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Minority Business | Road Trip
In 1974, Henry J. Clark received his Residential Building and Remodeling State License for South Carolina, one of the first for Native Americans in this state. He built and sold many houses and...
Map - Holocaust Deaths
   - Episode 10 Holocaust | Seared Souls: S.C. Voices of the Holocaust 7

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Holocaust | Seared Souls: S.C. Voices of the Holocaust
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The conditions in the camps are described in detail. In the camp, a line formed consisting of the able-bodied men and another for the old, pregnant women, young children, mothers with young children...
 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.