8-7 SC HISTORY

STATE DEVELOPMENT BOARD

• Established in 1954
• Made to interest businesses into coming to SC
• Businesses were attracted to SC due to low wages and low taxes

MECHANIZATION

• New farm equipment took the jobs of field workers
• New tractors and harvesting machines
• Improved transportation from farm to market (1967)
• New fertilizers to fight pesticides
• Automatic irrigation systems

Briggs vs. Elliot

An all black Clarendon County school asked for a school bus from the county. They were denied. The school bought a beat up bus and asked for the county to pay for maintenance and gas on it. The county laughed
in their face. The school sued them and the case went to the Supreme Court.

Brown vs. Board of
Education

This case became one big case, combining with Briggs vs. Elliot and four other cases outside the state. This big case ended segregation in schools. The case started out as a young African - American girl having to ride a bus a hour and a half one way when there were over 3 white schools within walking distance. Her parents took this problem to the next level to receive an answer.

Orangeburg Massacre

The Orangeburg Massacre took place in Orangeburg, SC on February 8, 1968. After a protest of a group of black college students outside of an all white bowling rink the anger spilled over to a party the next weekend. The state police were called in to monitor the situation. The partiers got super angry and the police shot into the crowd. Three men were killed and others hospitalized.

POLICE OFFICERS THE NIGHT OF THE ORANGBURG MASSACRE

STROM THURMOND

• Governer of SC from 1947 - 1951
• Former national Senator 1956 - 2003
• Supported Segregation and/or whatever the people wished
• Extended the school year and added the 12 grade
• Big role in SC during WWII

RICHARD RILEY

• Former Secretary
• Former governer of SC
• Increased academic standards in SC

SOURCES

• The Palmetto State Book (1975) Cyril B. Busbee
• all4ed.org (2014) Alliance for Excellent Education
• nps.gov (2014) National Park Service
• orangeburgmassacre.com (2014) Frank Beacham
• waldenu.edu (2014) Walden University

Summary

• The State Development Board boosted SC economy
• Mechanization changed farming in the south will new technology
• The Briggs vs. Elliott case and Brown vs. Board of Education made SC look bad
• The Orangeburg Massacre was the first college campus murder site
• Strom Thurmond improved SC schools

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