Tag: Civil Rights
South Carolina Black Press Institute honors legacy of Black journalist and activist
Allen University held a symposium with the S.C. Black Press Institute to honor John Henry McCray, a Black political activist and newspaper publisher. The organization received a grant three years ago to study his work.
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Generations of South Carolinians could benefit from expanded civil rights project
Expansion project of civil rights education will allow South Carolinians of all ages to learn about the states racial history.
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$1.5 million donation to expand South Carolina civil rights education
An energy infrastructure company announced a donation to expand the University of South Carolina’s Center for Civil Rights History and Research.
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Artist stitches civil rights history into quilts and coats
Through her elaborate textured quilts and coats, Artist Patricia A. Montgomery tells the history of the civil rights movement. She is delivering a lecture Tuesday night at the University of South Carolina.
Visit http://civilrights.sc.edu/ to learn more.
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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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State Law Enforcement has cancelled an Amber Alert for an infant child in Hilton Head. Authorities in Beaufort County explained that Jairus Housey abducted his ten month old daughter at gunpoint last night. Housey is the non-custodial father to the victim and is now in custody.
Thursday’s vote in the South Carolina Senate passed the early voting bill that would allow South Carolina voters to vote in-person up to two weeks before the election for any reason. The bill unanimously passed in the house too.