Civil Rights & the Pee Dee (high school)
*This option is available beginning in September of 2025

What constitutes a civil right? Explore constitutional terminology through examples in Florence's history. What role did journalists, attorney, churches, and local students play in local civil rights stories? What impact did photography have? See the images captures by Civil Rights photographer Cecil Williams and tour the Pee Dee History Gallery to learn more. In the studio, design a political button defending a civil right protected by the U.S. Bill of Rights.


Gallery Tour: Pee Dee History Road - Special Exhibits Gallery
Studio Activity: political button creation


SC US GOVERNMENT STANDARDS
Standard 4: Demonstrate an understanding of the right and responsivities associated with citizenship in the US.
Indicator USG.4.IN: Distinguish between various economic, personal and political rights of citizens in the us and how these rights can sometimes conflict with on another.