When you encounter the phrase “civil rights movement,” what comes to mind? For many people, it’s the 1960s. The sit-ins, the fire hoses, the marches and voter registration drives.

The University of South Carolina and its Center for Civil Rights History and Research are receiving $3.4 million from the National Park Service to share this legacy.

South Carolina Community Leaders on Civil Rights Today As the nation observes the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., South Carolina's communities of color are considering their progress ...

South Carolina clears civil rights sit-in protesters’ records after 60 years. ... marks a moment of justice and recognition for the sacrifices made during the Civil Rights Movement.

No survey of South Carolina’s contributions to the civil rights movement should fail to acknowledge the careful manner in which three governors — Fritz Hollings, McNair and John West — moved ...

Those workshops were created by Septima Clark and served as a core piece of the circa 1960s civil rights movement that focused on ending legal segregation and securing African Americans voting rights.

Civil rights activists in the state are teaming up to petition the U.S. Supreme Court to rename the case after 70 years, The Post and Courier reports. Their goal is for the court to replace Brown v.

William Harvey Carney, born in slavery, was the hero of the Battle of Battery Wagner, fought in South Carolina in 1863.

A longtime leader in the South Carolina NAACP at the local and state level has died. Dr. Lonnie Randolph Jr. was the president of the Columbia branch of the NAACP for 20 years and was tapped to ...

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. ...

South Carolina civil rights leader Septima Poinsette Clark is being honored with a collectible coin issued by the United States Mint. Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; Share on SMS; ...