C. Ceremonies, Parades & Demonstrations

Anti-Klan Parade In Orangeburg | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Anti-Klan parade and poster in Orangeburg. Todd Houston photo, February 1987. Courtesy of "The State" newspaper.

Motorcycle Enthusiasts Protest Against Mandatory Helmet Law | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Motorcycle enthusiasts in front of the State House protest a proposal to make safety helmets mandatory for all motorcycle riders. Photo by Doug Gilmore, published October 1985. Courtesy of "The State"...

Protesters Against Abortion | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Protestors against abortion picket outside the Planned Parenthood building on the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court Decision in "Roe v. Wade" allowing abortion. January 1983 photo by Perry Baker...

Circus Parade In Rock Hill | History Of SC Slide Collection

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The chariot of a circus parade rolls through the Main Street of Rock Hill amid the crowd in 1897. Courtesy of the Winthrop University Archives.

Festival Day In Sumter | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Festival Day in Sumter, a fall celebration of the cotton crop, was held in front of the Farmer's Bank and Trust Company building around 1913. The building was originally built as Sumter County's...

Confederate Memorial Day Celebration | History Of SC Slide Collection

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After Reconstruction ended, there gradually emerged in South Carolina, as in other parts of the South, a romanticization of the "old South" and the glories of the Confederacy--a period many chose to...

Freedmen Celebrate Emancipation Day | History Of SC Slide Collection

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Freedmen on St. Helena's Island celebrated Emancipation Day, the anniversary of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, as an important holiday, with parades, speeches, and solemn remembrance. This...