South Carolina plays a complex role in our nation’s journey to freedom, and that journey is marked by a variety of commemorative sites scattered across the state. These enlightening locations include the Benjamin E. Mays House Museum in Greenwood and the McCory’s Civil Rights Sit-Ins historic site in Rock Hill. Visitors can also pay their respects at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, which serves as a humbling reminder of our nation’s continued quest for social justice.
South Carolina
Featured Sites
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Mother Emanuel AME Church
Charleston, South Carolina
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Modjeska Monteith Simkins House
Columbia, South Carolina
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South Carolina State House
Columbia, South Carolina
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Springfield Baptist Church
Greenville, South Carolina
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McCory’s Civil Rights Sit-Ins – The F...
Rock Hill, South Carolina
See The Landmark
PRE-PLANNED ITINERARY
When you’re ready to experience the history of the United States Civil Rights Trail firsthand, download a state itinerary. These guides have information about the sites you can visit in each state as well as directions and other useful tools to help you successfully plan your trip.
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PODCAST
The U.S. Civil Rights Trail is a collection of churches, courthouses, schools, museums and other landmarks in the Southern states and beyond that played a pivotal role in advancing social justice in the 1950s and 1960s, shifting the course of history. We started this podcast to continue our mission of motivation people to learn more, see more and feel more. Through this podcast we will tell deeper stories of the Civil Rights Movement from people who were there and made a difference.
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Season 1 – Alabama
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Season 2 – Mississippi
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Season 3 – South Carolina
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Season 4 – Louisiana
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Season 5 – Tennessee
