A group studying where to put South Carolina’s first Statehouse monument to an individual African American has decided Robert Smalls’ statue should be staring down a notorious white supremacist who dismantled most of the former slave’s work after the Civil War.

A group studying where to put South Carolina’s first Statehouse monument to an individual African American has decided Robert Smalls’ statue should be staring down a notorious white supremacist

The federal lawsuit argues that the state law requiring a racial quota for the commission violates the 14 Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause and Citizenship Clause.

This system will start initially as snowfall Friday afternoon and evening; however, freezing rain and sleet will mix in with the snow Friday night due to warmer air in the upper levels of the atmosphere. The resort is the first in the South Jersey area to receive this award and was the only resort to represent the tri-state area.

The International African American Museum in downtown Charleston, SC is offering free admission to the museum and events in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

After initially prosecuting those who tried to overthrow an election, Presidents Grant and Hayes backed down—with catastrophic results.

Despite Scott’s historic milestone, Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright criticized the South Carolina senator’s legislative record and whether it improved the […]

Power Up, a national tour series by the Department of Education, aims to solve racial and systemic injustices in the public school system and higher education.

Stacker compiled a list of the most valuable crops produced in South Carolina using data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Today’s push for school vouchers highlights America’s long and sometimes forgotten history of resisting integration in the classroom.

“Fort fisher was essentially America’s largest sand castle ever built,” Steele said. ”Construction began around early in 1861 and it was a constant construction project of building and rebuilding. It was worked on until the eve of the (final) battle.”

∎ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration: Come hear the words of civil rights icon Ruby Bridges at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium, located on 385 N. Church St. The event will take place on Sunday, Jan. 19 at 3 p.m.