SC Group Marks 50th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– A South Carolina group and the Reverend Jesse Jackson are marking the 50th Anniversary of the Federal Voting Rights Act. The South Carolina Progressive Network hosted an event Thursday in Columbia. The event took place at the Modjeska Simkins home, which is on the historical register. She is known as the matriarch of the state’s civil rights movement.