S.C. History

South Carolina's historical events, people and places. Content has been curated to meet South Carolina Social Studies Standards.
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Briggs v. Elliott | Road Trip
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...
Modjeska Monteith Simkins House | Road Trip
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...
Clarendon County | Road Trip
Clarendon County | Road Trip

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Grades: 5 8

Rev. J. A. DeLaine and several others helped build the national case Brown v. Board of Education. DeLaine's family and other Clarendon county residents recall the bravery shown by signers of the...
Jim Crow & KKK | Road Trip
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...
Rev. James Hinton | Road Trip
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...
Robert A Brooks | Road Trip
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.
No High School | Road Trip
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.
Ferdinand Pearson on School Conditions | Road Trip
Ferdinand Pearson on School Conditions | Road Trip

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Grades: 6 7 8

Ferdinand Pearson talks about the school conditions for black children in Clarendon County. Starting at the age of six, he had to walk to a school which was located over four miles away from his home.