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Standard 3-5.5

3-5.5 Summarize the development of economic, political, and social opportunities of African Americans in South Carolina, including the end of Jim Crow laws; the desegregation of schools (Briggs v. Elliott) and other public facilities; and efforts of Af...

Grade(s): 3

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

Picket Department Stores | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8

Joseph McDomick, Jr., civil rights activist in Beaufort county, talks about picketing department stores like Edwards, Roses and Piggly Wiggly to protest the stores' refusal to hire black clerks.

Judge Matthew Perry, Jr. | Road Trip

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

Beginning in the 1950s, Judge Matthew Perry, Jr became the leading civil rights lawyer in South Carolina. Judge Perry was the first African American federal judge in South Carolina. The Matthew J...

Integration Generation | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8

CONNECTIONS, South Carolina ETV's minority affairs show, investigates the effects of the civil rights movement on the children of the integration generation, who are now in their 40's and 50's, and...

Beaufort Organizations | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8

Joseph McDomick, Jr., civil rights activist in Beaufort county, talks about the influence of civil rights organizations like SNCC, CORE, the NAACP, the Freedom Riders and the Black Panther Party.

Mary Long Talks About Penn Center | Road Trip

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Mary Long talks about how far the Penn Center has come in establishing freedom for African Americans. It was at the Penn Center where many African Americans were given a chance to learn. CREDIT: Mary...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, Jr on Voting Rights | Road Trip

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Grades: 9 10 11 12

Host, Listervelt Middleton, interviews the Rev. Jesse Jackson for the ETV series FOR THE PEOPLE. In this clip learn about Jackson's roots in the Civil Rights Movement. Jackson talks about the efforts...

Sterling High vs. Greenville High | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8

Former students of both Greenville High and Sterling High talk about the legacy of the segregated schools before desegregation. Present day Greenville High still carries the legacy of both schools...

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.

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.

Rev. James Hinton | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8

University of South Carolina student, Eli Peterson, gives a brief history of the life of Rev. James Hinton and his contributions to the Waverly Community which is adjacent to historic Benedict College...

Jim Crow & KKK | Road Trip

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Many of the Briggs v. Elliott plaintiffs and those associated with them experienced intimidation and violence at the hands of the Klu Klux Klan (KKK), a white supremacy group. Living in the area...

Modjeska Monteith Simkins House | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Catherine Fleming Bruce, the Curator for the Modjeska Simkins House, gives a brief history of the Visanska-Starks Carriage House in the Waverly Community. The home is connected to Historically Black...

Briggs v. Elliott | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8

The Briggs v. Elliott case began as a simple request to provide bus transportation. In addition to having separate and very inferior facilities, black children had to walk to school, sometimes many...

Waverly Tour with Judge Matthew J. Perry | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8

University of South Carolina student Haden Choiniere and Judge Matthew J. Perry, give a brief history of the contributions of Judge Perry to the Civil Rights Movement in South Carolina.

Jesse Jackson, Jr. on Economic Equality | Road Trip

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

Host, Listervelt Middleton, interviews the Rev. Jesse Jackson for the ETV series FOR THE PEOPLE. Jackson talks about the efforts of his organization Operation P.U.S.H. (People United to Save Humanity)...

Atty. Dorothy Sampson | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Dorothy Sampson became the first African American female attorney in Sumter. Her area of interest was civil rights litigation, voter education and registration. She was a plaintiff in a suit against...

Desegregation in Greenville Schools, Part 1 | Road Trip

Episode 1

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Grades: 6 7 8

This documentary chronicles the desegregation of Greenville County schools in 1970. Greenville Superintendent, M.T. Anderson, explains how the transition was accomplished with "Grace and Style."

Modjeska Simkins on Economic Change | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8

Mrs. Modjeska Simkins tells of how the business boycotts began in Columbia and around the state. Mrs. Simkins was also at the forefront when the Southern Negro Youth Conference was formed. CREDIT...

Dr. Gloria Blackwell | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8

Dr. Gloria (Rackley) Blackwell was active in the NAACP Youth Council at Claflin College. As an activist throughout her life, Dr. Blackwell was most noted for her lawsuit against the Orangeburg...

Chief Justice Ernest A. Finney | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8

Chief Justice Ernest A. Finney gained respect as an exceptional civil rights advocate defending more than 6,000 people arrested for participating in some type of civil protest. He was appointed to the...

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.

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'...

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.