Thomas Gaither, who led ‘jail-no-bail’ civil rights activism, dies at 86
The Friendship Nine changed the civil rights movement in 1961 by choosing prison rather than paying a fine for a sit-in at a ...
Remembering the Orangeburg Massacre, 57 years later
It was a dark day in South Carolina’s history as Saturday marked 57 years since the Orangeburg Massacre. SC State ...
South Carolina schools’ race, gender rules face civil rights lawsuit
The South Carolina Department of Education faces a civil rights lawsuit challenging its restrictions on how race and sex are ...
Civil Rights photographer: 'I hope that Black history will become American history.'
A Midlands man has been capturing history through different set of lenses literally.Cecil Williams has been a photographer since he was ...
‘It handcuffs the minds of our children’: Civil Rights lawsuit challenges SC curriculum restrictions
The State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver and two Midlands school districts are at the forefront of a Civil Rights ...
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SC civil rights trailblazer honored by USC 75 years after law school admission denied
COLUMBIA — Seventy-five years after a segregated University of South Carolina turned him ... set the stage to advance the modern civil rights movement." When the university returned his 1950 ...
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New monument commemorates the last Native American school in SC, civil rights legacy
A historical monument commemorating the last school for Native Americans in South Carolina prior to public school integration was unveiled Saturday in Ridgeville. The monument honors the legacy of the ...
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Biden urges Americans to 'keep the faith' as he spends final full day as president in South Carolina
President Joe Biden is spending his final full day in office in South Carolina, urging Americans to "keep the faith in a better day to come" and reflecting on the influence of both the civil rights ...
Elected officials, Civil rights leader honor the life of Greenville historian Ruth Ann Butler
The death of Ruth Ann Butler sent shockwaves through the Upstate as political figures McMaster and White offer condolences to ...
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Biden urges Americans to 'keep the faith' as he spends final full day as president in South Carolina
Joe Biden spent his final full day as president Sunday in South Carolina, urging Americans to "keep the faith in a better day to come" and reflecting on the impact of the civil rights movement in ...