African American Music Appreciation Month

The month of June provides a time to appreciate and celebrate African American musicians, composers, singers, and songwriters. This observation began on June 7, 1979, when President Jimmy Carter decreed June to be Black Music Month.

Capoeira Instructor Brandon Glenn | Original SC

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Meet Brandon Glenn, a Capoeira instructor who blends strength, rhythm, and culture in every movement. Discover the power and passion of Capoeira through his teachings here in the Palmetto state.

Civil Rights Spotlight: Mac Arthur Goodwin and The Fight for Civil Rights Through Music

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Grades: 5, 8, 11

In recognition of September's Honoree for the 2024 South Carolina African American History Calendar, Mac Arthur Goodwin, students will discover the contributions and impact he made to the Civil Rights...

Famous African American Entertainers from South Carolina | Carolina Snaps

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

There are many well-known African American entertainers from South Carolina, who made history. Let’s find out about a few: Clayton “Peg Leg” Bates worked as a child laborer in a cotton mill, where he...

Dizzy Gillespie:From the Be to the Bop Learning Activity

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Grades: 6 7 8

Much of America's blues and jazz influences are deeply rooted in the rhythms and melodies of the rural South. One artist who has greatly contributed to these genres' continued popularity is South...

Gullah Roots: Ring Shout Dance | Carolina Stories

Episode 8

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Grades: 6 7 9 10 11 12

A circular dance called the "Ring Shout" was a part of Gullah-Geechee Christian worship services for many years.

Gullah Root: Same Song in Mende and Gullah | Carolina Stories

Episode 7

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Grades: 6 7 9 10 11 12

Scholars have located a song linking a family from Georgia to the village of Senehun Ngola in Sierra Leone. Linguist Lorenzo Dow Turner traveled to Georgia in 1931 to hear people speaking and singing...

Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

The founding and early years of Charlie's Place - a jazz club where white and African American patrons alike were welcome during segregation.

Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories

Episode 4

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Today, Charlie's Place is long gone. The City of Myrtle Beach purchased the Charlie's Place property in 2015, with the goals of renovating the area, and transforming it into a revitalized...

Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories

Episode 2

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Grades: PreK Kindergarten 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

After World War II, there was an ever increasing popularity for the musical movement known as "Rhythm and Blues." Rhythm and Blues, along with a new invention called the Jukebox, transformed the music...

Charlie's Place | Carolina Stories

Episode 3

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Racial tensions in South Carolina strained with the rise of the "Dixiecrat" political party. One summer evening in 1950, Ku Klux Klan members shot up Charlie's Place, and Charlie Fitzgerald was beaten...

Patina Miller | SC African American History Calendar (2019)

Episode 7

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Grades: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Patina Miller is a celebrated actress, performer and singer. Born in the small town of Pageland, S.C. on November 6, Miller was raised with music. She grew up singing in her local church’s gospel...

Dizzy Gillespie, Part 3

Episode 103

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

When the opportunity came for a young Dizzy Gillespie to leave Cheraw, he took it. Dizzy moved to Laurinburg, North Carolina, where he went to school at the Laurinburg Institute. While in Laurinburg...

Dizzy Gillespie, Part 2

Episode 102

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Dizzy Gillespie was awarded the coveted Handel Medal, which is New York City’s most prestigious arts award. Gillespie is also part of the Newport Jazz Festival Program, and introduced friends and...

Brown, James | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

"B" is for Brown, James (1933-2006). Musician. Born in Barnwell County, Brown began his career in Augusta in the 1950s when he formed the Flames—the first of a series of backing bands that would...

James Brown | Digital Traditions

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Grades: 6 7 8

James Brown was born in 1933 in Barnwell, SC, where he spent his early childhood. He developed his interest in music at an early age, performing gospel songs and first playing piano and later bass and...

How Has the South Shaped American Music? | Take on the South

Episode 15

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Dr. Edgar and his guests will discuss the roots of American Music. Debaters William R. Ferris is a professor of history at UNC-Chapel Hill and an adjunct professor in the Folklore Curriculum. He is...

Backstage Pass! | Carolina Stories

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Since 1986, Myrtle Beach has become a hot spot for live entertainment, with theater, live music, comedy, adventure, and death defying thrills. Theatrical productions have become an important part of...

Backstage Pass! | Carolina Stories

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Reflections of Columbia, Part 4

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Grades: 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

The 1920s was a prosperous time for Columbia. The city experienced a cultural renaissance, even though the rural areas were feeling early pings of the oncoming depression. Dance clubs for both Whites...