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 parole 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 darker ra 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.