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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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Judge Matthew Perry, Jr. | Road Trip

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Judge Matthew Perry, Jr. | Road Trip
Beginning in the 1950s, Judge Matthew Perry, Jr became the leading civil rights lawyer in South Carolina. Judge Perry was the first African American federal judge in South Carolina. The Matthew J...
Picket Department Stores | Road Trip

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Picket Department Stores | Road Trip
Joseph McDomick, Jr., civil rights activist in Beaufort county, talks about picketing department stores like Edwards, Roses and Piggly Wiggly to protest the stores' refusal to hire black clerks.
NAACP Today | Road Trip

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NAACP Today | Road Trip
Lee Allyson Gailliard discusses the significance of the youth involvement in the NACCP. She elaborates on the remarkable advantage of participating in The Civil Rights Tour at The University of South...
Integration Generation | Road Trip Equality in Restaurants | Road Trip

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Equality in Restaurants | Road Trip
Joseph McDomick, Jr., civil rights activist in Beaufort county, relates one experience when he tried to get service at a segregated white restaurant.
Sumter NAACP | Road Trip

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Sumter NAACP | Road Trip
Ida McCain's husband was Sumter educator James T. McCain. In 1921, sixteen year old McCain began his involvement in civil rights by registering voters in Sumter county. He was the founding president...
Waverly Tour, John McCray | Road Trip

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Waverly Tour, John McCray | Road Trip
University of South Carolina student, Tom Benning, gives a brief history of the life of John H. McCray. McCray was a pivotal figure in the Waverly Community, Columbia and in the surrounding areas.
7 Days in Jail | Road Trip

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7 Days in Jail | Road Trip
Waymon Stover talks about his experience marching in Orangeburg in 1963 to desegregate lunch counters and being arrested.
Mt. Pisgah AME Church | Road Trip

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Mt. Pisgah AME Church | Road Trip
Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. church in Greenwood, built in 1908, is a unique treasure for the Greenwood community. CREDIT: Palmetto Places: Greenwood, South Carolina ETV, 2004
Youth Participation | Road Trip

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Youth Participation | Road Trip
Dr. Charles Thomas was a professor of philosophy at South Carolina State College and a local NAACP official. On at least one occasion, Dr. Thomas mortgaged his home to bail student activists out of...