Orangeburg Massacre: Remembrances & Reckoning, Part 4 - Police Response And Conflicting Reports

Description/Standards Tabs

Description

This segment elaborates more on law enforcement’s response the night of the shooting, along with covering some of the conflicting eyewitness reports.

Standards

Standards

2011 - Social Studies [Middle School (6-8)]

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.
- 2011 - Social Studies [Middle School (6-8)]
  
  8-7.0 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 challenges, the student will utilize the knowledge and skills set forth in the following indicators:
  - 2011 - Social Studies [Middle School (6-8)]
    
    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 South Carolina school equalization effort and other resistance to school integration; peaceful efforts to integrate beginning with colleges and demonstrations in South Carolina such as the Friendship Nine and the Orangeburg Massacre.

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