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Born to Rebel, Driven to Excel

The story of Benjamin Elijah Mays.

Aired 06/07/2017

Carolina Stories

Born to Rebel, Driven to Excel

Special | 27m 12sVideo has Closed Captions

The story of Benjamin Elijah Mays.

In this film biography of South Carolinian Dr. Benjamin Mays, Andrew Young says it this way: “If there hadn’t been a Benjamin Mays, there wouldn’t have been a Martin Luther King, Jr.” The legacy of this South Carolina native is explored in the film, Born to Rebel, Driven to Excel from South Carolina ETV.

Aired 06/07/2017

Carolina Stories is a local public television program presented by SCETV

SCETV would like to acknowledge the work of Dr. Grace Jordan McFadden, founder and director of USC's Oral History and Cultural Project and Director of African American Studies at the...

Carolina Stories

Born to Rebel, Driven to Excel

Special | 27m 12sVideo has Closed Captions

In this film biography of South Carolinian Dr. Benjamin Mays, Andrew Young says it this way: “If there hadn’t been a Benjamin Mays, there wouldn’t have been a Martin Luther King, Jr.” The legacy of this South Carolina native is explored in the film, Born to Rebel, Driven to Excel from South Carolina ETV.

Aired 06/07/2017

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Carolina Stories is a local public television program presented by SCETV

SCETV would like to acknowledge the work of Dr. Grace Jordan McFadden, founder and director of USC's Oral History and Cultural Project and Director of African American Studies at the...

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