Equal Education | Road Trip

In these videos learn about the struggle for equality in education.

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Grades: 6 7 8

Leola Parks, the executive assistant to the Superintendent for Clarendon County, and others talk about what should be done to improve the school system for everyone. I'm Building A Bridge, L. A...

Education, Not Allowed | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8

Desiree Platt talks about the history of schooling for Native Americans in the Orangeburg area.

Failing Students | Road Trip

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Grades: 5 8 11

Desiree Platt talks about her experiences with segregation. Native Americans were allowed to attend school only up to eighth grade.

Ferdinand Pearson on School Conditions | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8

Ferdinand Pearson talks about the school conditions for black children in Clarendon County. Starting at the age of six, he had to walk to a school which was located over four miles away from his home.

Ferdinand Pearson | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8

Ferdinand Pearson the son of South Carolina civil rights pioneer, Levi Pearson, talks about the court case that his father brought against the Clarendon County School Board. The court case asked for...

Harrison Goodwin | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8

Minister Harrison Goodwin, a former student at Schofield Middle School, talks about his experience during the civil rights movement.

Missing History | Road Trip

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Grades: 4 8 11

Molly Scott talks about not seeing more local Native American history in her school textbooks.

Modjeska Simkins on Education | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8

Mrs. Modjeska Simkins gives a first-hand account of how the bus lawsuit case began in Clarendon county and her role in the groundbreaking case.

No High School | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

T.L. Scott, the former Chief of Santee Indian Organization, talks about not being allowed to go to high school after the eighth grade.

Robert A Brooks | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8

Robert A. Brooks talks about how principals and teachers influenced the civil rights movement. He explains how their involvement was greatly limited due to the threat of job loss.

Walter Key Jr | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8

Walter Key, Jr. talks about the contributions of principals and teachers to the civil rights movement.

Waymon Stover on Rosenwald Schools | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8

Waymon Stover describes the segregated Rosenwald school he attended during his elementary years. "A Rosenwald School was the name informally applied to over five thousand schools, shops, and teachers'...