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Fifty years apart... February 1926: First Negro History Week observed. February 1976: Negro History Week expanded by Congress to National Black History Month.
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February 12, 1909: NAACP founded; became the largest and oldest civil rights organization in America.
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February 23, 1868: Birth of W.E.B. Du Bois, author and teacher who worked for civil rights.
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“Environmental Ed” informs us that in the United States each person throws away about 4.5 lbs. or 2 KG of trash per day. He reminds us that we all make litter and that the problem is finding...
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Just in, an urgent request wanting me to inform YOU, earth’s present and future eco stewards and leaders, about the HIPPO problems. Oh, you thought real HIPPOS…well not exactly. HIPPO is easy to...
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Environmental Ed introduces students to three individuals who championed the cause of environmental protection.
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In a Palmetto Voices exclusive for Ready to Vote, Jennet Alterman, women's rights activist and former Executive Director of the Charleston Center for Women, explains why it is so important for women...
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When George Vanderbilt envisioned his grand estate in Asheville, N.C. in the late 1800s, his goal was to be a self-sustaining property. Today, still family owned, the Biltmore continues to honor his...
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Constructed in 1936, Dennis was the first high school for African Americans in Lee County, including Bishopville and nearby rural areas. In contrast with the much larger Bishopville High School, which...
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The building that housed Summerton High School from circa 1936 to the mid-1960s is located at 12 South Church Street in Summerton. In the middle of the twentieth century, the all-white high school was...