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The Orangeburg News, for instance, was organized as a newspaper of the Democrats but later became a newspaper of the Republicans. Into this milieu came James L. Sims. The Charleston, South Carolina, native learned the printing trade at The Charleston Courier and subsequently purchased an interest in The Spartanburg Herald. When his wife died ...
Earl Matthew Middleton (February 18, 1919 – November 2007) [1] was a businessman who served as a state legislator in South Carolina. An African American, he served in the military during World War II. [2] He represented Orangeburg County in the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1974 to 1984. [3]
He graduated from Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina in 1941. After graduation, he was editor of the Times and Democrat , the daily newspaper of Orangeburg from 1941 to 1942. He served in the United States Army from 1942 to 1945, commanding Company A, 501st Parachute Infantry , 101st Airborne Division , while serving in the Second ...
The first was the South Carolina Leader, established at Charleston in 1865. [2] In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the growth of the African American press in South Carolina was hampered by the fact that a large proportion of South Carolina African Americans lived in poverty in the countryside. [1]
Bryant was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina, [3] He attended Washington and Lee University. [ 1 ] In 1969, [ 1 ] Bryant was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives , representing Orangeburg County, South Carolina .
General Seignious was born and raised in Orangeburg, South Carolina but attended high school in Kingstree; he was a 1942 graduate of The Citadel where he held the rank of Cadet Major and served as a Battalion Commander, his classmates included future South Carolina Governors John C. West and Ernest Hollings who was also a long time U.S. senator.
Pages in category "People from Orangeburg, South Carolina" The following 77 pages are in this category, out of 77 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Gloria Blackwell, also known as Gloria Rackley (March 11, 1927 – December 7, 2010), was an African-American civil rights activist and educator. She was at the center of the Civil Rights Movement in Orangeburg, South Carolina during the 1960s, attracting some national attention and a visit by Dr. Martin Luther King of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.