- Collection:
- Robert McNair: In His Own Words
- Title:
- Statement on Orangeburg Situation
- Creator:
- McNair, Robert E. (Robert Evander), 1923-2007
- Publisher:
- Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections
- Date of Original:
- 1968-02-09
- Subject:
- South Carolina--Race relations--History--20th century
South Carolina--Politics and government
African Americans--Civil rights--South Carolina--History--20th century
Civil rights movements--South Carolina--History--20th century
Riots--South Carolina--Orangeburg
Orangeburg Massacre, Orangeburg, S.C., 1968
Orangeburg (S.C.)--History
South Carolina State University--History - People:
- McNair, Robert E. (Robert Evander), 1923-2007
Sellers, Cleveland, 1944- - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, 34.00043, -81.00009
United States, South Carolina, Orangeburg County, 33.43899, -80.8003 - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- On what McNair called the saddest day in the history of South Carolina, escalating tensions between law enforcement officials and African American students in Orangeburg exploded when several highway patrolmen fired into a crowd of African American students killing three and injuring more than thirty. McNair issued a controversial statement in which he attributed blame for the Orangeburg Massacre to Black Power groups. In Philip Grose's 2007 book South Carolina at the Brink, McNair delivered his most candid statement about the tragedy.
- Metadata URL:
- http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/cdm/ref/collection/mcnair/id/156
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/iiif/2/mcnair:156/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Copyright South Carolina Political Collections. All rights reserved. For further information please contact the University of South Carolina, South Carolina Political Collections, Columbia, SC 29208.
- Original Collection:
- Robert McNair: In His Own Words
From Robert E. McNair Papers, Gubernatorial, Topical, Civil Rights, Desegregation, Orangeburg Incident, 1968, Executive Orders and Governor's Statements - Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights:
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