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Orangeburg Massacre

Find out what led up to the Orangeburg Massacre in South Carolina in 1968.
The Orangeburg Massacre
What had started out as a protest for the desegregation of Orangeburg's only bowling alley, turned into what became known as the Orangeburg Massacre. When it was all over, three protestors were dead and 27 had been injured.

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