By Barbara Sloan
On May 8, 1966, a rainy Mothers Day, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke to a mostly African-American audience in the small town of Kingstree, SC in Williamsburg County. The Williamsburg County Voters League sponsored the gathering of about 5,000 people where King spoke about the importance of voting.
“Let us march on…
On Friday, July 17, the world lost two giants who were change agents of the civil rights movement, Rev. Cordy Tindell “C.T.” Vivian and Rep. John Lewis, the Georgia Democrat who was revered as “the conscience” of Congress.
Rev. Vivian passed away at his Atlanta home of natural causes at the age of 95, while Lewis…
By Bob Gatty
Jaime Harrison, the Democratic challenger to Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) launched what he called his “Restoring Hope Tour’ Wednesday, March 4, before a packed restaurant in Myrtle Beach.
“This campaign is about hope,” declared Harrison, the son of a 16-year-old single mom who quit school to take care of him. “It’s about bringing…