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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Road Trip Coastal, Stop 1: Robert Ford
Road Trip Coastal, Stop 1: Robert Ford

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

The Road Trip Coastal team speak to Senator Robert Ford about his experiences in the civil rights movement in South Carolina and calls for young people to continue to take action.
Road Trip Coastal, Stop 3
Road Trip Coastal, Stop 3

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

The Road Trip Coastal team learns about the historical significance of Atlantic Beach.
Native Americans | Road Trip
Native Americans | Road Trip

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Grades: 5 8 11

John Trudell, a Native American activist, talks about an often overlooked group of people. Trudell shares how Native Americans fit into the fight for civil rights. Connections, P.A. Bennett, ETV, 2002
Brown v. Board of Education | Road Trip
Brown v. Board of Education | Road Trip

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Grades: 5 8 10 11

The Plessy v. Ferguson decision set the precedent that "separate" facilities for blacks and whites were constitutional as long as they were "equal." In 1954, the Brown v. Board of Education case...
Leading the Struggle | Road Trip
Leading the Struggle | Road Trip

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Grades: 9 10 11 12

There were several key leaders during the Civil Rights Movement. Despite visible leaders like Martin Luther King, Jr, Rosa Parks, Malcolm X and John F. Kennedy, young people played a major role in...
Civil Rights Organizations | Road Trip
Civil Rights Organizations | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ( NAACP) was the major civil rights organization in South Carolina. Several other organizations such as Student Nonviolent Coordinating...
Bloody Sunday | Road Trip
Bloody Sunday | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Civil Rights leaders try to desegregate the most racist capital in the nation, Birmingham, Alabama. On "Bloody Sunday," March 7, 1965, some 600 civil rights marchers headed east out of Selma on U.S...