The Beginnings of Black Activism in South Carolina




Walter Edgar's Journal show

Summary: After World War I, Black South Carolinians, despite poverty and discrimination, began to organize and lay the basis for the civil rights movement that would occur after World War II. Dr. Bobby Donaldson of the University of South Carolina talks about the efforts by black South Carolinians to obtain justice and civil rights during a time of economic collapse and political change. - Originally broadcast 01/31/20 - News and Music Stations: Fri, Feb 26, 12 pm; Sat, Feb 27, 7 am News & Talk