The Civil Rights Movement

1947-1972. Meet South Carolinians who fought for equality during the Civil Rights Movement.
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Richland County - Kress Building | Road Trip
Richland County - Kress Building | Road Trip

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This building, constructed around 1935, housed a Kress "five and dime" store with a lunch counter that served whites only. It was one of eight places in Columbia that saw student protests and sit-ins...
Richland County - Allen University | Road Trip
Richland County - Allen University | Road Trip

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Allen University, which was founded in 1881 by the African Methodist Episcopal Church, was named in honor of Richard Allen, founder of the denomination. Established four years after the University of...
Richland County - Benedict College | Road Trip
Richland County - Benedict College | Road Trip

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Benedict Institute was founded in 1870 by the American Baptist Home Mission Society to provide education for freedmen and their children. The school was named for Stephen Benedict, an abolitionist...
Richland County - Bethel AME Church | Road Trip
Richland County - Bethel AME Church | Road Trip

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The congregation of Bethel A.M.E. Church organized in 1866 and moved several times before constructing this church on Sumter Street in 1921. During the 1960s, Bethel A.M.E. served as a location for...
Richland County - Carver Theatre | Road Trip
Richland County - Carver Theatre | Road Trip

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During the days of Jim Crow segregation, the Theatre provided entertainment to African Americans, including movies, weekly talent shows, and special shows on Saturday mornings for children. Carver...
Tragedy at Orangeburg: 25 Years Later, Part 1: Intro
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Part 1 of Tragedy at Orangeburg: 25 Years Later, an introduction to the events in Orangeburg in 1968. (Documentary produced in 1993 by Beryl Dakers of South Carolina ETV.) Two reporters, Jack Bass and...