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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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 Robert V. Royall, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Interview

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Robert V. Royall, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Interview
Robert V. Royall (1934 - ) After David Beasley was elected governor of South Carolina in 1994, his first priority was choosing a secretary to head the Department of Commerce, a new Cabinet post that...
King at Penn Center | Road Trip March on Washington | Road Trip

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March on Washington | Road Trip
Joseph McDomick, Jr., former Penn Center project supervisor for over thirty years, tells how Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his inner circle worked at Penn to plan events like the March on Washington...
 Black Social Workers | Road Trip

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Black Social Workers | Road Trip
Joseph McDomick, Jr., civil rights activist in Beaufort county, shares his story of helping to organize the Welfare Rights Organization (WRO) in Beaufort. McDomick relates how he and other community...
 Billie Fleming on Farming | Road Trip

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Billie Fleming on Farming | Road Trip
Mr. Billie Fleming explains the hardship that farmers, teachers and anyone associated with the NAACP during the civil rights movement encountered in their communities from white citizens.
 King at Penn Center | Road Trip

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King at Penn Center | Road Trip
Joseph McDomick, Jr., former Penn Center project supervisor for over thirty years, talks about Dr. King's many visits to Penn Center and how the visits had to be kept quiet because of the threats on...
Walter S. Montgomery | Legacy of Leadership Profile Franklyn D. Owen, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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Franklyn D. Owen, Jr. | Legacy of Leadership Profile
(1930 – 1982) In April 1994, Owen Steel Company, Inc., of Columbia sold the largest contract in the company's history — 23,500 tons of structural steel for the Atlantic City Convention Center project...
R. Roy Pearce | Legacy of Leadership Profile George W. Park | Legacy of Leadership Profile

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George W. Park | Legacy of Leadership Profile
(1852 – 1935) George W. Park was born on a farm near Fannettburg, Pennsylvania. When he was a child, his mother noticed his interest in horticulture and encouraged him to raise flowers in a corner of...
 Ernest A. Finney | Civil Rights in S.C.

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Ernest A. Finney | Civil Rights in S.C.
Civil Rights Youth Media Summit: Ernest A. Finney Interviewed by D'Asia Pelzer (C.A. Johnson High School) and Jessica Green (Scott's Branch High School)
 James Clyburn | Civil Rights in S.C.

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James Clyburn | Civil Rights in S.C.
Civil Rights Youth Media Summit: James Clyburn Interviewed by Juli Cross (A.C. Flora High School) and Kevin Baxter (Scott's Branch High School)