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Episode 4

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Grades: 9 10 11 12

In 1955, Rosa Parks, a seamstress living in Montgomery, Alabama, wanted to peacefully demonstrate what civil rights meant to her. She was arrested for sitting at the front of the bus, a place reserved...

Mahatma Gandhi | Periscope

Episode 2

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Grades: 9 10 11 12

Gandhi used nonviolent protest to promote civil rights for the people of India. "True nonviolence should mean a complete freedom from ill will and anger and hate and an overflowing love for all." –...

Martin Luther King with President Lyndon Johnson | Periscope

Episode 1

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Grades: 9 10 11 12

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with President Lyndon Johnson at White House in 1966 In 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. told a crowd of 250,000 people, "I have a dream." To many people, Dr. King is...

February 12, 1909: NAACP Founded | Periscope

Episode 7

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Grades: 3 4 5 9 10 11 12

February 12, 1909: NAACP founded; became the largest and oldest civil rights organization in America.

February 3, 1870: 15th Amendment Passed | Periscope

Episode 6

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

February 3, 1870: 15th Amendment passed, granting right to vote to African Americans.

February 23, 1868: Birth of W.E.B. Du Bois | Periscope

Episode 5

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

February 23, 1868: Birth of W.E.B. Du Bois, author and teacher who worked for civil rights.

February 14, 1818: Birth of Frederick Douglass | Periscope

Episode 4

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Grades: 9 10 11 12

February 14, 1818: Birth of Frederick Douglass, former slave and speechwriter who called for freedom of all people.

February 12, 1809: Birth of Abraham Lincoln | Periscope

Episode 3

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Grades: 3 4 5

February 12, 1809: Birth of Abraham Lincoln, leader of the Union Army during the Civil War who wanted to end slavery; the 16th President of the United States.

Journal of Negro History Volume I | Periscope

Episode 2

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Grades: 6 7 8

"Men of scholarship…must show us the right way and lead us into light, which is shining brighter and brighter." - Carter Woodson The association's goal was to study African American history, publish...

Carter G. Woodson: Teacher, Historian, Publisher | Periscope

Episode 1

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Grades: 9 10 11 12

Carter Woodson, a born scholar, went on to work as a teacher and principal at his old high school. He left in 1903 and taught in the Philippines until 1907. During the next few years, he traveled...

General Henry Clinton | Battle of Waxhaws

Episode 2

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Grades: 4 8

General Henry Clinton and the British high command decided what they needed was a “Southern strategy.” The British decided to bring the war to the South because (1) they hadn’t really won any major...

Siege of Charles Town - 1780

Episode 4

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Grades: 4 8

The War for American Independence began well for the Patriots in the South. In the city of Charles Town, South Carolina (known as “Charleston” after the war)—an unfinished palmetto fort withstood the...

Colonel Abraham Buford | Battle of Waxhaws

Episode 5

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Grades: 4 8

CREDIT: Colonel Abraham Buford, painted by Thomas Kelly Pauley, 2016 Colonel Abraham Buford was leading a regiment of Continental soldiers from Virginia to South Carolina to help defend Charleston. A...

Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton | Battle of Waxhaws

Episode 6

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Grades: 4 8

Artwork by Joshua Reynolds Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton led the British Legion which was a combination of infantry, cavalry, and artillery forces into battle against Colonel Abraham Buford's...

Secession, Part 2 | Palmetto Heritage

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Grades: 4 8

Back in South Carolina in December 1860 for a short Christmas break, Allen finds the Secession convention in session at the First Baptist Church in Columbia. He then accompanies his father, who is a...

John C. Calhoun | Palmetto Heritage

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Grades: 4 8

It is the summer of 1829 and Vice-President Calhoun is spending the Congressional recess at his home near Pendleton, South Carolina. His youngest daughter, Cornelia is helping her father with his...

Cherokees | Palmetto Heritage

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

The story of the Cherokees is told through scenes from "lJnto These Hills" the outdoor drama in Cherokee, North Carolina that depicts the story of the Cherokees. The video centers around an Indian...

Brooks-Sumner Affair | Palmetto Heritage

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Grades: 4 8

In 1857 during the heated debate on Kansas in the Senate, Charles Sumner delivered a two-day speech entitled "The Crime Against Kansas," which contained an insulting denunciation of Senator Andrew...

Battle of King's Mountain | Palmetto Heritage

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Grades: 4 8

In this program, Lord Cornwallis has ordered Major Patrick Ferguson, a Scotsman, to form the Loyalists into a strong royal militia. In late September 1780, Ferguson took up post near present day...

Charlesfort | Palmetto Heritage

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Grades: 4 8

In this story, in the year 1562, Jacques and Rouffi have sailed to the new world on an expedition to establish a colony for French Protestants (Huguenots). The Huguenot colony was settled on what is...

Denmark Vesey | Palmetto Heritage

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Grades: 4 8

The program begins with Vesey discussing the condition of slavery with an acquaintance who is a slave. Later, at a meeting, details of a plot are worked out with co-conspirators. Some are concerned...

Legend of Isaqueena | Palmetto Heritage

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Grades: 4 8

The Legend of Isaqueena blends fact with fantasy. An Indian trade based out of Ninety Six in the early 1750's grew to become the largest business operating outside of Charleston. Alan assisted with...

Charleston Tea Party | Palmetto Heritage

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Grades: 4 8

Following the Tea Act of 1773 many colonial citizens refused to pay the duty and boycotted British tea. This video portrays actions taken by some citizens of Charleston in November and December, 1774...

Reconstruction | Palmetto Heritage

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Grades: 4 8

This show explains the importance of the election of 1876 and as a result how SC at one time had 2 governors from different political parties, who tried to rule the state at the same time...

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