Orangeburg Massacre: Remembrances & Reckoning

50th anniversary of this tragic event.

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.

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Orangeburg Massacre: Remembrances & Reckoning, Part 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...
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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...
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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...
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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...