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 ...
Black History Month: Greenville historian, civil rights leader remembered for life's work
The death of Ruth Ann Butler sent shockwaves through the Upstate as political figures Jackson, McMaster and White offer ...
SC civil rights trailblazer honored by USC 75 years after law school admission denied (copy)
University of South Carolina turned him away from its law school, Jacob Joseph Martin was honored at USC as a civil rights trailblazer.
‘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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South Carolina Joins Legal Battle Over Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a coalition of 17 state attorneys general in support of President Donald Trump’s exe ...
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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 taught in the state’s K-12 schools. South Carolina Budget Proviso 1. ...
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Discover How Four Black College Students Sparked a Nationwide Civil Rights Movement, on This Date in 1960
A statue of the four freshmen who led the sit-in at the lunch counter of a Woolworth’s department store in Greensboro, North Carolina ... success for the civil rights movement.
NC A&T Honors A Civil Rights Legacy: Celebrating the 65th Anniversary of the Woolworth Sit-Ins
This weekend, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will mark the 65 th Anniversary of the Woolworth Sit-Ins./ On February 1 st, 1960, four North Carolina A&T students started a ...