Tag: Civil Rights
African American History conference unites advocates
The second-annual African American Heritage Commission Conference brought together local civil rights activists and historians.
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Civil rights convictions expunged: “History will say, ‘Well done.'”
Two of the original activists were in attendance for the expungement ceremony held Oct. 25.
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One year after Disability In Action program evaluates USC’s campus, what has changed?
Is the campus better for those with disabilities?
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Black Columbia residents reconnect 55 years after being displaced
Residents were made to move in 1968 to make way for the Carolina Coliseum.
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Project documents civil rights, one photo at a time
University of South Carolina historian Bobby Donaldson relies on the memories of veterans of the civil rights movement to document their fight for equality in the Palmetto State.
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Isaac Woodard: A forgotten story that changed history
Seventy-three years after a brutal racially-charged attack, a small Midlands town reconciles with its past.
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“Justice for All” provides intimate glimpse into S.C. civil rights
A program for an event hosted by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in Dillon is on display at a new...
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New lease for old building with ties to a racist past
A former theater in Laurens that housed the Redneck Shop, a store devoted to white supremacy, may soon become a community center.
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Keeping the legacy of baseball’s “second man” alive
Larry Doby was the second African-American player in MLB history but his story has been neglected nationally. One Camden museum is trying to honor his heritage as a groundbreaking pioneer of racial integration in professional sports.
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