Orangeburg Massacre: Remembrances & Reckoning, Part 6 - Getting The Story Straight - Episode 6

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.

Afterwards, the panelists discuss writing the book, and getting the story straight, including possible theories about how that night started. Other survivors of that night, such as Alonzo Middleton, Dr. Emma McCain, and Ora Susan Smith Hughes, reflect on the three people who died. Congressman James E. Clyburn also offers his opinion on the incident.

Standards

• 8-7 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the impact on South Carolina of significant events of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.
  • Changes that took place in the United States during the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries revitalized the economy and challenged traditional society and politics in South Carolina. To understand the response of South Carolina to these ch...
    • 8-7.2 Analyze the movement for civil rights in South Carolina, including the impact of the landmark court cases Elmore v. Rice and Briggs v. Elliot; civil rights leaders Septima Poinsette Clark, Modjeska Monteith Simkins, and Matthew J. Perry; the Sout...

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