SEMS - Celebrates Black History Month
February 2026 Celebration
LEGACY
LEGACY
IN MOTION
Honoring the architects of change and the authors of our shared future at South Effingham Middle School.
Start ExploringPioneers of Progress
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Astro-Physics
DR. MAE JEMISON
Breaking the atmosphere and the glass ceiling.
Georgia Legend
JACKIE ROBINSON
Integration and the quiet strength that changed a nation.
Dr. Drew
Civil Rights
JOHN LEWIS
"Good trouble."
The Power
Of The
Word
Middle school is where we find our own voices.
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."
— FREDERICK DOUGLASSThe Shelf
Essential Reads for the Mustangs
Becoming
Michelle Obama
Life in Motion
Misty Copeland
Courage to Soar
Simone Biles
Hidden Figures
M.L. Shetterly
March
John Lewis
Stamped
Reynolds & Kendi
Rosa Parks
S. Theoharis
Undefeated
Kwame Alexander
Narrative
F. Douglass
The 57 Bus
Dashka Slater
C. Colvin
Phillip Hoose
Ghost
Jason Reynolds
Crossover
K. Alexander
Brown Girl
J. Woodson
New Kid
Jerry Craft