Orangeburg Massacre, Part 4 | The Big Picture

Part 4 of the Commemoration of the Orangeburg Massacre on its 40th anniversary: 

An interview with Martin Luther King, III, who was asked what his father would think about the events that occurred 40 years ago in Orangeburg. 

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• 8-7 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the impact on South Carolina of significant events of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
  • Changes that took place in the United States during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries revitalized the economy and challenged traditional society and politics in South Carolina. To understand the response of South Carolina to these ch...
    • 8-7.2 Analyze the movement for civil rights in South Carolina, including the impact of the landmark court cases Elmore v. Rice and Briggs v. Elliot; civil rights leaders Septima Poinsette Clark, Modjeska Monteith Simkins, and Matthew J. Perry; the Sout...

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