Civil Rights in South Carolina: From Peaceful Protests to Groundbreaking Rulings

by James L. Felder

The civil rights movement in South Carolina has an epic and tumultuous history, beginning with the very first statewide meeting of the NAACP in 1939. With stories of sit-ins, movements and the integration of state universities, this is the first comprehensive history of South Carolina's civil rights struggles. And behind every achievement are the major legal rulings that protected them, interspersed with the familiar names of Thurgood Marshall, Matthew Perry, Ernest A. Finney and Judge Waties Waring. Join former South Carolina NAACP president and activist James L. Felder as he recounts the epic struggle African Americans have faced, from fighting for the right to vote to the desegregation of public spaces and all the efforts in between.

192 pages, Paperback

First published May 22, 2012

Reviews

[Bill · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great accounting of the civil rights movement in South Carolina documenting the towns, institutions and people who made significant contributions to improve the quality of life for its residents, and written by someone who lived it, civil rights leader and State Representative James Felder.

[kaitlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great resource. Highly recommend for anyone interested in the history of America, South Carolina, or the Civil Rights movement.