Orangeburg Massacre: Remembrances & Reckoning

This SCETV follow-up special commemorates the 50th anniversary of this tragic event, as survivors, participants and officials share their remembrances and struggle to provide some sense of reckoning and hopes for closure.

Orangeburg Massacre: Remembrances & Reckoning, Part 1

Episode 1

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Fifty years have passed since the tragic Orangeburg Massacre occurred at South Carolina State College. With the protests at the All Star Bowling Alley mere days before, no one anticipated the massacre...

Orangeburg Massacre: Remembrances & Reckoning, Part 2

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In this segment, the panelists discuss Cleveland Sellers’ role in the incident. Sellers was the only “agitator” tried and convicted from what happened the night of the shooting. Dr. Sellers also joins...

Orangeburg Massacre: Remembrances & Reckoning, Part 3

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Another one of the students who was present at the night of the shooting was Emma McCain. Dr. McCain was beaten by police officers that night, and now she offers her recollections of that tragic night...

Orangeburg Massacre: Remembrances & Reckoning, Part 4

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This segment elaborates more on law enforcement’s response the night of the shooting, along with covering some of the conflicting eyewitness reports.

Orangeburg Massacre: Remembrances & Reckoning, Part 5

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Dr. Cleveland Sellers, and the panelists go more in depth about the inconsistencies with recollections and eyewitness reports from the night of the incident.

Orangeburg Massacre: Remembrances & Reckoning, Part 6

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Bonniwell Graham, W. Lloyd Walker, and Johnny A. Jones were students at S.C. State College, and they share their experiences during the night of the shooting, along with some of the injuries sustained...