“O” is for Orangeburg Massacre (February 8, 1968). On the night of February 8, 1968, police gunfire left three young men dying and twenty-seven wounded on the campus of South Carolina State College in Orangeburg.
orangeburg is home to the orangeburg massacre, one of the worst things that s ever happened in terms of civil rights in south carolina. students were protesting for the integration of the local bowling alley. fearing violence, the governor sent in the south carolina highway patrol. one night, the patrol broke out in gunfire, killing three students and injuring 28 others. it was 50 years ago, but that s not something in town have forgotten. it s kind of like the shadows of a dark era are constantly on you. and i think some people just don t want to think about the confederacy or think about what it means or what it meant. you would have this expectation
it s hard to believe what a different time it was. here we are talking about vote rights. talk about that trip. it was incredible experience for me. it was my hometown where i grew up in orangeburg. the auditorium where president biden spoke is named after the three students who were killed in 1968 in the orangeburg massacre where troopers actually shot like 27 people who were demonstrating in a civil rights demonstration, unarmed victims of course. mostly shot in the back. there was a lot of residence there. and what struck me how strong president biden was on the voting rights issue and the