For Teachers
South Carolina's Social Studies Standards (2011) reference the state's School Equalization Program (Standard 8-7.2). Find additional information to teach this standard on this page. See the new draft lesson plan specific to equalization schools below!
The following links and webpages contain a multitude of resources for teachers. The lesson plans tend to focus on Brown v. Board of Education or Briggs v. Elliott. If you have any suggestions to add to this page, please contact me!
The following links and webpages contain a multitude of resources for teachers. The lesson plans tend to focus on Brown v. Board of Education or Briggs v. Elliott. If you have any suggestions to add to this page, please contact me!
Scott's Branch High School, Clarendon County, c. 1951 (Image courtesy of South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina)
Teaching with Historic Places
Separate but Equal?: South Carolina's Fight Over School Segregation (8th grade)
Brown v. Board: Five Communities that Changed America
The Rosenwald Schools: Progressive Era Philanthropy in the Segregated South (8th grade)
South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
A Teacher's Guide to African American Places in South Carolina (PDF handbook with variety of plans/sources)
South Carolina Educational Television
Road Trip! Through South Carolina's Civil Rights History (a fun, interactive website with links to historic places, photographs, and resources for teachers)
Teaching with Documents
Documents Related to Brown v. Board of Education (includes a scanned copy of Judge Waring's dissent in Briggs v. Elliott)
Smithsonian Institute
Separate is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education (historic photographs, documents, and resources for teachers)
Separate but Equal?: South Carolina's Fight Over School Segregation (8th grade)
Brown v. Board: Five Communities that Changed America
The Rosenwald Schools: Progressive Era Philanthropy in the Segregated South (8th grade)
South Carolina State Historic Preservation Office
South Carolina Educational Television
Road Trip! Through South Carolina's Civil Rights History (a fun, interactive website with links to historic places, photographs, and resources for teachers)
Teaching with Documents
Documents Related to Brown v. Board of Education (includes a scanned copy of Judge Waring's dissent in Briggs v. Elliott)
Smithsonian Institute
Separate is Not Equal: Brown v. Board of Education (historic photographs, documents, and resources for teachers)