Black History Month is celebrated every February to honor the achievements of African Americans who have shaped American history. Historian Carter G. Woodson hoped to raise awareness of African American's contributions to civilization by establishing Negro History Week. The event was first celebrated during a week in February 1926 that included both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass' birthdays. The week was later expanded to a month in 1976 during the United States bicentennial.
PHOTO: On March 20, 1969, Black hospital workers at the Medical College of South Carolina in Charleston went on strike to protest the firing of twelve employees and to call for higher wages and union recognition.
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Modjeska Monteith Simkins is known as the "matriarch of civil rights activists" in South Carolina. Born in Columbia in 1899, Simkins spent her adult life fighting for equality and advocating for human...
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South Carolina native Ronald McNair was the second African-American to go into space, and was part of the STS-51L crew that died when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after lift-off on...
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Founded in 2019 by acclaimed civil rights photographer Cecil Williams, the Cecil Williams South Carolina Civil Rights Museum is the Palmetto State’s first and only civil rights museum.
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Activity Sheets include: Learning about a mural in the heart of downtown Columbia Work as a cashier in Elise's Beauty Shop. Use the menu of services and subtract the amount a customer paid for a...
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The first fort on Sullivan's Island, constructed of palmetto logs and sand, was still incomplete when Commodore Sir Peter Parker of the Royal Navy and nine British men-of-war attacked it on June 28...
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The first fort on Sullivan's Island, constructed of palmetto logs and sand, was still incomplete when Commodore Sir Peter Parker of the Royal Navy and nine British men-of-war attacked it on June 28...
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Activity sheets include: Draw a circle around the achievements of Willie Harriford and a square around the achievements of Harry Walker, If they share an achievement, draw a triangle. For each of the...
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Activity Sheets include: Express your thoughts and feelings using the bubbles to write down how you feel or share your thoughts. Learn some ways of dealing with stress and write down the reason you...
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Activity Sheets include: Unscramble the words that describe Dr. Glover's career and write a paragraph about three things you can do to improve your health. About the Honoree Dr. Saundra H. Glover...
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Activity Sheets include: Unscramble the words that describe the accomplishments of the Gaither Family, and using the article and the map, track the Freedom Riders' journey by writing in the name of...
