south carolina
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Former SC Cop Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in Fatal Shooting of Walter Scott
Updated Tuesday, May 2, 2017, 6:52 p.m. EDT: Michael Slager pleaded guilty Tuesday to violating Walter Scott’s civil rights. “We hope that Michael’s acceptance of responsibility will help the Scott family as they continue to grieve their loss,” said Andrew Savage, Slager’s defense attorney. There’s only one thing: Slager has not accepted responsibility. NPR reports…
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Tracing Your Roots: Is Charleston, SC’s Famed Jack Primas My Ancestor?
A woman notices that her ancestors shared a surname with an 18th-century free black landowner after whom a road and historically black district were named. Dear Professor Gates: I recently came across an article that discusses the history of the Jack Primas neighborhood of Charleston, S.C. According to the article, John Primus (aka Jack Primas)…
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Meet the SC Woman Running the Craziest, Most Racist, Homophobic Political Campaign Ever
A South Carolina woman vying for an open seat in the House of Representatives has reignited the debate over the Confederate flag, blasts acceptance of gays and doubles down on “Make America great again” in a series of ads that might be the most racist, homophobic and craziest campaign ever. Sheri Few is one of…
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87-Year-Old Woman Sees ‘Slave Cabin’ in Which She Was Born at National African-American Museum
It was a cabin that housed people who were enslaved starting in 1853 on Edisto Island, S.C. In 2017 the restored structure sits in the National Museum of African American History and Culture, helping to tell the often overlooked and covered-up stories of our nation’s history. But to Isabell Meggett Lucas, 87, the cabin also…
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Dylann Roof Pleads Guilty to State Murder Charges
White supremacist Dylann Roof has pleaded guilty to state murder charges in the Charleston, S.C., church massacre of nine black worshippers; in doing so, he is forgoing a second death-penalty trial. As the Associated Press notes, the move now leaves Roof awaiting execution in federal prison and also spares his surviving victims and the families…
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Whites Need to Understand That White Supremacy Hurts Them, Too
Two weeks ago, I logged into my email to read a note written by the headmaster of my daughters’ school about the white supremacist terrorist who traveled to New York from Baltimore—one of the blackest cities on the East Coast—to find a black man to kill. The note said this terrorist had graduated from my…
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White Supremacist Dylann Roof to Plead Guilty to State Murder Charges: Report
Dylann Roof—the white supremacist who was convicted earlier this year of several federal charges, including hate crimes, and sentenced to death for the murder of nine black worshippers at a historic black church in Charleston, S.C.—will plead guilty to state murder charges in April, forgoing the second death penalty trial that was scheduled. According to…
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Friend of Dylann Roof Sentenced to 27 Months in Prison for Failing to Report Crime, Lying to FBI
The friend of white supremacist Dylann Roof who admitted to lying to the FBI and hiding knowledge of the massacre carried out against a historically black church in Charleston, S.C., was sentenced Tuesday to 27 months in federal prison. According to Reuters, Joey Meek confessed to authorities that Roof, his childhood friend, had spoken about…
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SC Library Named for Charleston Church-Massacre Victim Is Vandalized
Police in Charleston, S.C., are investigating several vandalism cases that took place over the weekend, including the vandalism of the library that was dedicated to Cynthia Hurd, one of nine people murdered in the shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church carried out by white supremacist Dylann Roof in 2015. Sometimes victims cannot rest, even…
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Doctor Allegedly Watched Surgery on YouTube Before Performing Fatal Procedure on SC Man: Lawsuit
The family of a South Carolina man who died at a local hospital is now suing a “temp” doctor who operated on their loved one. The family says that the doctor went on YouTube to learn how to perform a surgery. According to WSPA, Patrick Kelly went to the Union County Medical Center in March…