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Native American Community Store | Road Trip Atty. Dorothy Sampson | Road Trip

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Atty. Dorothy Sampson | Road Trip
Dorothy Sampson became the first African American female attorney in Sumter. Her area of interest was civil rights litigation, voter education and registration. She was a plaintiff in a suit against...
Jesse Jackson, Jr. on Economic Equality | Road Trip

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Jesse Jackson, Jr. on Economic Equality | Road Trip
Host, Listervelt Middleton, interviews the Rev. Jesse Jackson for the ETV series FOR THE PEOPLE. Jackson talks about the efforts of his organization Operation P.U.S.H. (People United to Save Humanity)...
Briggs v. Elliott | Road Trip Clarendon County | Road Trip

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Clarendon County | Road Trip
Rev. J. A. DeLaine and several others helped build the national case Brown v. Board of Education. DeLaine's family and other Clarendon county residents recall the bravery shown by signers of the...
Clarendon County | Road Trip Briggs v. Elliott | Road Trip

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Briggs v. Elliott | Road Trip
The Briggs v. Elliott case began as a simple request to provide bus transportation. In addition to having separate and very inferior facilities, black children had to walk to school, sometimes many...
Youth Participation | Road Trip Modjeska Monteith Simkins House | Road Trip

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Modjeska Monteith Simkins House | Road Trip
Catherine Fleming Bruce, the Curator for the Modjeska Simkins House, gives a brief history of the Visanska-Starks Carriage House in the Waverly Community. The home is connected to Historically Black...
Jim Crow & KKK | Road Trip

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Jim Crow & KKK | Road Trip
Many of the Briggs v. Elliott plaintiffs and those associated with them experienced intimidation and violence at the hands of the Klu Klux Klan (KKK), a white supremacy group. Living in the area...
Youth Participation | Road Trip Rev. James Hinton | Road Trip

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Rev. James Hinton | Road Trip
University of South Carolina student, Eli Peterson, gives a brief history of the life of Rev. James Hinton and his contributions to the Waverly Community which is adjacent to historic Benedict College...
Robert A Brooks | Road Trip

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Robert A Brooks | Road Trip
Robert A. Brooks talks about how principals and teachers influenced the civil rights movement. He explains how their involvement was greatly limited due to the threat of job loss.
Ferdinand Pearson on School Conditions | Road Trip

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Ferdinand Pearson on School Conditions | Road Trip
Ferdinand Pearson talks about the school conditions for black children in Clarendon County. Starting at the age of six, he had to walk to a school which was located over four miles away from his home.