S.C. public high schools will get MLK-inspired civics curriculum
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The South Carolina Department of Education announced that public high schools across the state will be receiving free civics educational resources.
The department said the new initiative will include providing public high schools with a free curriculum based on Anderson University professor Dr. Matt Daniels’ book “Civil Rights: A Global Perspective,” which draws heavily on Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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“With only 44% of South Carolina high schoolers earning a ing grade on the U.S. History End of Course exam for the 2023-24 school year,” State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver said. “It is imperative that we renew our focus on educating students prepared to assume the privileges and responsibilities that are our shared birthright as American citizens.”
The implementation of this high-school civics education comes shortly after SCDE announced the removal of Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies from the Palmetto State’s AP course roster in June, a decision that has caused controversy throughout the state.
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“South Carolina played an outsized role in our nation’s founding sin of slavery but has also been the scene of some of our nation’s greatest acts of forgiveness and racial reconciliation,” said Superintendent Weaver. “By presenting this full historical picture, we respond to Dr. King’s belief that ‘With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.’”
The announcement comes during the 61st anniversary of Dr. King’s cornerstone “I Have a Dream” speech.
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