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SC Veterans in History, Part 8 8
SC Veterans in History, Part 8
Episode 8

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

A group of Columbia businessmen met one afternoon, raised the money, bought the acreage, and made a gift to the federal government of the land on which the camp was to be built. On June 2, 1917, Camp...
SC Veterans in History, Part 6 6
SC Veterans in History, Part 6
Episode 6

Video

Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

This segment provides information on the Confederate Relic Room and answers a question about women who served in the Civil War. The definition of the word "relic" is provided, and information about...
May Factoids
May Factoids

Document

May 1-31 May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month is observed in the United States during the month of May. Asian Americans and...
April Factoids
April Factoids

Document

April 1-30 April is Earth Month Earth Month was established in April 1970 and is non-political. It is a month intended to develop momentum for a full year's worth of work on improving the environment...
A Segregated Military | Palmetto Scene
A Segregated Military | Palmetto Scene

Video

Grades: 3 4 5

B.S. Plair of Rock Hill, South Carolina, served for the Montford Point Marines in 1945, until he was honorably discharged in 1946. The Montford Point Marines were based in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina...
Charles Pinckney Bio | Forgotten Founder
Charles Pinckney Bio | Forgotten Founder
Episode 17

Document

Grades: 3 4 5

Charles Pinckney is one of the oldest and most historically distinguished names in South Carolina. Having arrived in America in 1692 Thomas Pinckney (Charles Pinckney's great grandfather) was a...
Historical Figures | Forgotten Founder
Historical Figures | Forgotten Founder
Episode 16

Document

Grades: 3 4 5

Charles Pinckney (1757-1824) A co-signer of the Constitution who served as South Carolinas 37th Governor, and as a Senator and member of the House of Representatives. Pinckney's role in the...
Charles Pinckney Timeline | Forgotten Founder
Charles Pinckney Timeline | Forgotten Founder
Episode 15

Document

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

1757 Born in Charleston, SC 1780 Captured during siege of Charleston 1781 Freed 1784-1786 Delegate to Federal Constitutional Congress 1788 Married to Mary Eleanor Laurens 1789-1791 Governor of South...
Elizabeth Cady Stanton | Periscope
Elizabeth Cady Stanton | Periscope
Episode 3

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Grades: 3 4 5 9 10 11 12

In 1848, Elizabeth Cady Stanton invited Lucretia Mott and a small group of women's rights supporters to her home in Seneca Falls, New York. There, they wrote one of the most important documents of the...
March Factoids
March Factoids

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During Women's History Month, women and the role that women have played during the past 200 years in the United States are recognized. It's also encouraged to celebrate the women in our lives.
February Factoids
February Factoids

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February 1-28 February is Black History Month Black History Month is celebrated every February to honor the achievements of African Americans who have shaped American history. The idea was started in...
January Factoids
January Factoids

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January 1-31 January is Mentor Month Mentoring.org recognizes January as Mentor Month to celebrate and honor those who sacrifice their time to curate and mold future generations. These mentors can be...
Constitution Day Lesson Plan
Constitution Day Lesson Plan

Lesson

Grades: 4, 8

This lesson relates to the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788. In this lesson students will define terms and specify how they relate to the Constitution. Students will answer...

Ruby Bridges | Periscope
Ruby Bridges | Periscope
Episode 5

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

Ruby still lives in New Orleans. She runs the Ruby Bridges Foundation to help troubled children at William Frantz and other schools. With the group, Ruby travels the country advocating the importance...
Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles | Periscope
Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles | Periscope
Episode 4

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

Ruby's friend, psychiatrist Dr. Robert Coles, wrote "The Story of Ruby Bridges." At William Frantz, Ruby attended an empty classroom. Some parents refused to let their children go to the integrated...
Policemen & Federal Marshals | Periscope
Policemen & Federal Marshals | Periscope
Episode 3

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

By the time Ruby was six years old, there were new laws stating that African American and white students had to integrate, or share, schools. People such as Martin Luther King, Jr. had worked for...
Colored Water Fountain | Periscope
Colored Water Fountain | Periscope
Episode 2

Photo

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

Ruby was born in 1954. At the time, African-American children and white children had to attend separate schools. Segregation, or the separation of African American and white people, was practiced by...
Ruby Bridges (1960) | Periscope
Ruby Bridges (1960) | Periscope
Episode 1

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

Ruby Bridges' first day at William Frantz Elementary School was very unusual. Integration, or the sharing of schools by African American and white people, had recently become law in 1960. She was one...