Orangeburg Massacre: Part 5 | The Big Picture - Episode 5

Part 5 of the Commemoration of the Orangeburg Massacre on its 40th anniversary: 

Interview with the author of the book, The Orangeburg Massacre, Dr. Jack Bass. Bass was a journalist during the era and believes there is a call for the State to investigate what occurred, in order to bring about truth and reconciliation. Dr. Sellers provides his perspective, referencing what occurred at Kent State. He suggests that the FBI and State Law Enforcement should have been brought in to examine what was taking place, and states that they might have been able to discover that armed police and students do not mix. 

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• This indicator was developed to promote inquiry into how the lifestyles of those living in capitalist countries differed from those living in communist countries. This indicator was also designed to promote inquiry into how the rights of citizens differed in capitalist and communist countries.
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• This indicator was designed to foster inquiry into the role of South Carolina in the Modern Civil Rights Movement, to include the influence of court cases such as Briggs v. Elliot and Flemming v. South Carolina Electric and Gas. This indicator was also developed to promote inquiry into the relationship between national leadership, protests, and events and South Carolina leadership, protests and events, such as the Friendship Nine and the Orangeburg Massacre.

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