“A Legacy Of Courage” New Podcasts Discuss SC's Role In The Civil Rights Movement

WeGOJA collaborated with Discover South Carolina and the US Civil Rights Trail to produce and launch a 3-episode podcast series on South Carolina’s role in the Civil Rights Movement. The series “A Legacy of Courage” features prominent leaders who share the historical and critical moments that shaped the Civil Rights movement in the state and the nation. Some of those leaders are Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (who represents the 6th District in the US Congress;) Michael Boulware Moore (great, great-grandson of Civil War hero Robert Smalls;) Dr. Ophelia DeLaine Gona (daughter of Rev. Joseph DeLaine, who led the Briggs vs. Elliott case in Clarendon County,) and Michael Allen, historian who led efforts to establish the SC African American Heritage Commission, the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor and the Reconstruction Era National Historical Park.) Also featured are Dr. Bobby Donaldson, Director of the Civil Rights Center for History and Research at UofSC; and Dr. Vernon Burton at Clemson University.

“A Legacy of Courage” is available online or wherever you get your podcasts. Links to all platforms can be found here.

Episode #1 – Precursor to the Movement outlines historical moments that led to the nation’s civil rights crisis, including Reconstruction and the white backlash that ushered in Jim Crow.

Episode #2 – Separate is not Equal discusses how South Carolinians used the courts to achieve civil rights when Jim Crow and segregation broke the nation’s promise of citizenship.

Episode #3 – March for Equality covers the peaceful protests South Carolinians took when the state refused to honor federal law prohibiting segregation.

Discover South Carolina is the official tourism office promoting the state’s distinctive destinations, culture and history for travel. The U.S. Civil Rights Trail promotes the people and places across the Southeast that forged the movement.

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