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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Last Auction: Migrant Workers | Carolina Stories 15
Last Auction: Migrant Workers | Carolina Stories
Episode 15

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Migrant workers continue to thrive in Mullins. When you go to the grocery store, do you think about who planted, cultivated and picked all the fruits and vegetables on the produce racks? Chances are...
Ronald Erwin McNair | S.C. Hall of Fame
Ronald Erwin McNair | S.C. Hall of Fame

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

One of three astronauts inducted into the South Carolina Hall Of Fame, Ronald McNair was one of the shuttle astronauts killed in the Challenger explosion on January 28, 1986. Born and raised in Lake...
S.C. Astronauts | S.C. Hall of Fame
S.C. Astronauts | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Grades: 5 8

S.C. Astronauts is a mini-documentary about South Carolina's three astronauts: Charles Duke, Jr. of Apollo 16; Ronald McNair of the Space Shuttle Challenger; and Shuttle Astronaut and current NASA...
Governor John C. West | S.C. Hall of Fame
Governor John C. West | S.C. Hall of Fame

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

John Carl West, Sr. served as the 109th Governor of South Carolina from 1971 to 1975. From 1977 to 1981, he was the U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Governor West died on March 21, 2004.
James Otis Lecture Series 2015 (Full Version) 1
James Otis Lecture Series 2015 (Full Version)
Episode 1

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Grades: 8 9 10 11 12

The South Carolina Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (SC ABOTA) presented the Seventh Annual James Otis Lecture Series in observance of National Constitution Day on September 18, 2015...
Eyewitness to 9/11, An Upstate Story
Eyewitness to 9/11, An Upstate Story

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Grades: 5 9 10 11 12

Gaffney native Father Lyndon Harris was the priest in charge of the St. Paul Episcopal Cathedral that is located directly across the street from where the World Trade Center Towers once stood. In this...
Tom Duncan | Generations of Heroes
Tom Duncan | Generations of Heroes

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

Korean War Meet Tom Duncan. He served in the Korean War. Interview by Edens Littlejohn from Richland Northeast High School, Columbia, SC. Generations of Heroes was a project that offered South...