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The mission of the Lee County School District is to ensure that all students are successful as members of an ever-changing society through effective teaching of a challenging and relevant curriculum.

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Lee County School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, age, religion or national origin in its programs and employment practices and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Questions pertaining to Section 504 inquiries may be directed to the Executive Director of Instruction and School Leadership. Questions pertaining to Title IX may be directed to the Director of Personnel and Communications at P.O. Box 507, Bishopville, SC 29010 or (803) 484-5327.

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  Black History Trivia
"Black History is more than a month" 

February

28th:What song is James Weldon Johnson best known for composing?
answer: Black National Anthem 

27th: What is Alain Leroy Locke best known as the first African American to accomplish?
answer: First Black Rhodes Scholar

26th: Why was a US Congressman beaten in Rock Hill, SC during the Civil Rights movement?
answer: John Lewis/ Freedom Rides

25th: Hiram R. Revels was the first to accomplish on this day in 1870?
answer: First Black US Senator

24th: For what reason was the first African American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor awarded?
answer: William H Carney/Civil War for assault on Fort Wagner in Charleston, SC
23rd: What civil rights leader and co-founder of the NAACP was born on this day in 1868?  
answer: W.E.B Dubois

22nd:What does Thurgood Marshall and Clarence Thomas share as the first African American to achieve?
answer: Supreme Court Justices
21st: What did Willie Thrower accomplish for the first time in 1953?  
answer: First Black NFL Quarterback
20th:Clarendon County is often recognized for the achievements of what sport athlete? 
answer:  Althea Gibson, First African American Tennis Champion
 19th: What did Eric Holder accomplish as an African American for the first time?
answer: Attorney General

18th: What is Daniel Hale Williams famous for accomplishing in 1893?  
answer: First African American to perform open Heart Surgery

17th: The “Tree” at Hampton University in VA is famous for what action of a USr President?  
answer: Lincoln and the delivery of the Emancipation Proclamation
16th: Who and why did the first African American win the Nobel Peace Prize?
answer: Ralph Bunche/Medicine
15th: What African American member of Congress from SC has roots that can be traced to Lee County?
answer: Jim Clyburn

14th: What was the dream of the leader of the civil rights movement?   
answer: Equality for all regardless of skin color, creed, or race. 
13th: What impact will Abbeville v. SC (2015) have on Education in the State of South Carolina?
answer: Open-ended response 

12th: What occurred on this day in 1909 in New York City to benefit US citizens?    answer: NAACP founded
11th: What effect did Plessy v. Ferguson 1896 have on US history?   
answer: Segregation legal for Jim Crow South
10th:What is Carter G. Woodson most known for that impacted US history?  
answer: Black History Month
9th: What did Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice share as the first black male and female in US history?
answer: First Black male and female Secretary of State for US

8th: What occurred at Howard University in 1869 that benefitted black educators?
answer: First Black Law School was established
7th: Why is Brown v. Board (1954) especially important in the history of a local South Carolina county?
answer: Pearson v. Clarendon County Board of Education case
6th: What did Black Moses do in 1846 to affect the lives of slaves in the US?     
answer: Harriett Tubman escaped from slavery and established the Underground Railroad.   
5th: Why is November 2^nd 2008 a historic date in US history?  
answer: Barack Obama was elected President
4th:What made this day in 1808 important in US history? 
answer: Congress banned importation of slaves 

3rd: What did African Americans obtain on this day in 1870?
answer: 15^th Amendment, Right to VOTE
2nd: Who was the first African American to be published? 
answer:   Phyllis Wheatley
1st:   What occurred in January 2015 to effect the lives of the Friendship Nine? 
answer: Court conviction