Orangeburg Masacre

Orangeburg Massacre remembrance to be virtual this year

COLUMBIA (Associated Press): The commemoration of South Carolina’s deadliest day during the civil rights movement will be virtual this year. The organizers of the Orangeburg Massacre remembrance typically want as much public attention as possible so history won’t forget the three Black South Carolina State University students killed on Feb. 8, 1968. The students were shot by state troopers during…