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Colonel Charles Bolden is a native of Columbia, South Carolina. He was educated at W. A. Perry Junior High School and C. A. Johnson High School where his father was football coach and his mother, the...
South Carolina - Late 20th & Early 21st Centuries
1945 - Present. Meet South Carolinians who made significant contributions during Cold War America (1945-1991) and The Civil Rights Movement (1947 - 1972). Learn how the political and economic landscape evolved in South Carolina too.
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The opening and closing wraparounds are in front of the restored "Big Apple." Originally a synagogue, the building was sold in the 1930's to a black man and converted to a night club. Here originated...
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The lesson begins with a young man making an "economic decision" concerning the purchase of a pair of running shoes. The host defines economics beginning with, "Economics is that branch of the social...
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This lesson presents a dramatic episode of a fictional family living near Batesurg in Lexington County in the mid 1950's. They are having economic difficulties and make a decision to place some of...
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It is not often that you will see a fully functional business run by three 6th-graders. But that's exactly what Charlie, Katelyn, and Mattie are doing. These three eleven-year-olds won't let their age...
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View female civil rights activists from South Carolina and in the United States from the 1930s to the 1960s on the interactive civil rights timeline.
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View Native American-related events from South Carolina, and in the United States from the 1930s to the 1970s on the interactive civil rights timeline.
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View events from South Carolina and in the United States from the 1930s to the 1970s on the interactive civil rights timeline.
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Recently, the South Carolina Ports Authority exported its two millionth BMW which was manufactured at the plant in Greer. Plans are underway to deepen the Port, which will expand the Port's...
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Isaac “Ike” Williams was known as “Mr. NAACP.” for his many leadership roles in the organization. Williams was born in Charleston and has ten siblings. He was introduced to the NAACP as a youth. While...