South Carolina - Late 20th & Early 21st Centuries

1945 -  Present. Meet South Carolinians who made significant contributions during Cold War America (1945-1991) and The Civil Rights Movement (1947 - 1972). Learn how the political and economic landscape evolved in South Carolina too.
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Orangeburg Massacre, Part 1 | Project Discovery
Episode 1

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Part 1 of Project Discovery's look at the Orangeburg Massacre on its 40th anniversary. In 1968, civil rights demonstrations, to desegregate a bowling alley near S.C. State University, resulted in the...
Orangeburg Massacre: Part 5 | The Big Picture
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Part 5 of the Commemoration of the Orangeburg Massacre on its 40th anniversary: Interview with the author of the book, The Orangeburg Massacre, Dr. Jack Bass. Bass was a journalist during the era and...
Orangeburg Massacre, Part 6 | The Big Picture
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Part 6 of the Commemoration of the Orangeburg Massacre on its 40th anniversary: Amid a background that includes the FBI's refusal to reopen the case of the Orangeburg Massacre, residents of Orangeburg...
Orangeburg Massacre, Part 2 | The Big Picture
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Part 2 of the Commemoration of the Orangeburg Massacre on its 40th anniversary: Dr. Cleveland Sellers is interviewed about the events and what should be done to address issues that remain unresolved...
Orangeburg Massacre, Part 3 | The Big Picture
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Part 3 of the Commemoration of the Orangeburg Massacre on its 40th anniversary: Dr. Sellers listens as the interview with Gov. Robert McNair, recorded in January 2007 at a Governor's Roundtable, plays...
Orangeburg Massacre, Part 4 | The Big Picture
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Part 4 of the Commemoration of the Orangeburg Massacre on its 40th anniversary: An interview with Martin Luther King, III, who was asked what his father would think about the events that occurred 40...
Road Trip Upstate, Stop 4

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On the final stop, the Road Trip Upstate crew learn about integration in South Carolina schools through real life memories and stories.