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HBCU Involvement in the Civil Rights Movement in Columbia, SC

Allen University and Benedict College

Created by: Alexandria Bovidge and Daniel Soderstrom 06/18/2019

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Day 1

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Today’s Standard:

5-6.AG (2019) Gather evidence on human settlements, construct a map to explain processes, patterns and functions in various regions, and communicate findings.

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I can gather information about the important locations of Columbia’s HBCU involvement in the Civil Rights Movement.

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Today’s Standard:

Standard WG-7 (2011)

WG-7.1: Explain how cooperation and/or conflict can lead to the control of Earth’s surface (e.g., the establishment of new social, political, or economic divisions).

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I can gather information about the important locations of Columbia’s HBCU involvement in the Civil Rights Movement.

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Bellringer:

What do you think HBCU stands for?

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Can you list one in Columbia?

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HBCU- Historically Black College/University

“Any historically black college or university that was established prior to 1964, whose principal mission was, and is, the education of black Americans, and that is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency…”

  • The Higher Education Act of 1965

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Allen University

Allen University is a Christian Liberal Arts institution whose purpose is to prepare leaders who are skilled in communication, critical thinking, and who demonstrate high moral character.

Columbia, SC

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Benedict College

Founded in 1870 by a woman, Bathsheba A. Benedict, Benedict College is a private co-educational liberal arts institution. Benedict College, originally Benedict Institute, was founded 148 years ago under the auspices of the American Baptist Home Mission Society. Benedict Institute, operating in a former slave master’s mansion, was established, in the words of its founder to prepare men and women to be a “power for good in society.”

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Columbia, SC

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Civil Rights

Historically, the "Civil Rights Movement" referred to efforts toward achieving true equality for African Americans in all facets of society, but today the term "civil rights" is also used to describe the advancement of equality for all people regardless of race, sex, age, disability, national origin, religion, or certain other characteristics.

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Orangeburg Massacre

The Orangeburg Massacre occurred on the night of February 8, 1968, when a civil rights protest at South Carolina State University (SC State) turned deadly after highway patrolmen opened fire on about 200 unarmed black student protestors. Three young men were shot and killed, and 28 people were wounded.

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White Flight

the departure of whites from places (such as urban neighborhoods or schools) increasingly or predominantly populated by minorities

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What role did HBCUs play in the Civil Rights Movement in Columbia?

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Let’s Narrow that down:

How did Allen and Benedict contribute to the Civil Rights Movement?

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NAACP representatives begin meeting at the Benedict College library in 1939.

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The South Carolina NAACP State Conference of Branches was founded here.

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Antisdel Chapel at Benedict College, a safe meeting place for college students.

Students would use churches and locations such as these to plan Civil Rights events.

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High school and college students meet at Zion Baptist Church

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Students at Allen and Benedict formed the Student Conference for Human Rights in order to facilitate cross-campus and citywide organizing.

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The South Carolina Council on Human Relations (SCCHR) student council hosted its first student workshop at Allen University; the theme was “The Role of the Student in Achieving Human Rights.”

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Allen and Benedict college students near Governor’s Mansion

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Allen and Benedict students at Woolworth’s.

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Allen and Benedict College students marching at the State House.

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Students from Allen University and Benedict College led a march to protest the white-only Sesquicentennial Park.

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Students from Allen University and Benedict College led a march to protest the segregation at the Columbia Municipal Airport (Owen’s Field).

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Allen and Benedict College Students Marching on Main Street, Columbia, SC.

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Benedict College Students arrested on Main Street, Columbia, SC

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NAACP march at Hurst Hill (Allen University)

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Allen and Benedict College students on Sumter Street

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Students from Allen University and Benedict College lead sit-ins at Taylor Street Pharmacy and Eckerd’s Drugstore.

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Why are college students powerful protesters?

  • College is their work- meaning that they cannot lose their jobs for protesting, and they do not run the risk of missing a paycheck because of their activism.
  • They are old enough to be trained in controlling their emotions and reactions.
  • An institution such as an HBCU, like a church, has more autonomy and could allow students to gather more effectively than elsewhere in the community.
  • College campuses were ripe and fertile for student activism due to the liberal thought, large numbers of like-minded people, and well educated mentors.

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Map student activism in Columbia

  • Create a Google My Map
  • You will be plotting the 10 “most important” locations in the Columbia area where students demonstrated during the Civil Rights Movement
    • Use the location search function to get the most accurate location
    • Add a photo to represent the location
    • Describe the importance of the location in no less than three sentences.

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Day 2

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Today’s Standard:

5-6.AG Gather evidence on human settlements, construct a map to explain processes, patterns and functions in various regions, and communicate findings.

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I can map important locations of Columbia’s HBCU involvement in the Civil Rights Movement.

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Map student activism in Columbia

  • Create a Google My Map
  • You will be plotting the 10 “most important” locations in the Columbia area where students demonstrated during the Civil Rights Movement
    • Use the location search function to get the most accurate location
    • Add a photo to represent the location
    • Describe the importance of the location in no less than three sentences.

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You will be plotting the 10 “most important” locations in the Columbia area where students demonstrated during the Civil Rights Movement

    • Use the location search function to get the most accurate location
    • Add a photo to represent the location
    • Describe the importance of the location in no less than three sentences.

You MAY use the locations from yesterday’s presentation, but you MUST include a description about why it is important.

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