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Mamie "Peanut" Johnson | Periscope

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Mamie "Peanut" Johnson | Periscope
Episode 5
Mamie "Peanut" Johnson challenged the traditional role of female athletes by entering the men's Negro Major League in 1953. She was the only female pitcher and only one of three women to play in the...
Jean Hoefer Toal | Periscope

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Jean Hoefer Toal | Periscope
Episode 4
Jean Hoefer Toal was elected the Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court on March 23, 2000. As Chief Justice, she presides over the highest court in South Carolina. Her court sets the rules...
Septima Clark | Periscope

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Septima Clark | Periscope
Episode 3
In 1916, Septima Clark was a young African American teacher looking forward to her first teaching assignment in South Carolina. There, she learned firsthand about the poverty and inequality in...
Mary Oliphant | Periscope

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Mary Oliphant | Periscope
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The textbooks used today in the study of South Carolina history are influenced by the work of Mary C. Simms Oliphant. Her book The South Carolina Reader taught South Carolinians their state's history...
Sarah Grimké | Periscope

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Sarah Grimké | Periscope
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Abolitionist Sarah Grimké was born into a wealthy slaveholding Charleston family in 1792. After experiencing the injustices of slavery firsthand, she became a noted speaker for the antislavery...
An Overview: The Civil Rights Movement | Road Trip

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An Overview: The Civil Rights Movement | Road Trip
The Civil Rights Movement has been part of an ongoing struggle since enslaved Africans were first brought to America. The modern Civil Rights Movement began in the 1940s and many changes had taken...
General Horatio Gates | Battle of Camden

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General Horatio Gates | Battle of Camden
Episode 1
General Horatio Gates was the leader of the new Continental Army in the South. He was known as the “Hero of Saratoga,” one of the biggest patriot victories, in New York State in 1777. His second-in...
Dori Sanders: Clover | Periscope

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Dori Sanders: Clover | Periscope
Episode 12
The setting for her first book, Clover, is a peach farm like the one Dori Sanders grew up on. Clover was published in 1990 and immediately became a best-seller. In the story, Clover is a 10-year-old...