Pandemic school funding debate in South Carolina rekindles Jim Crow-era controversy
- Written by David W. Dangerfield, Assistant Professor of History, University of South Carolina Salkehatchie
Football players from Lee Central High School in Bishopville, South Carolina, share a meal with players from the Robert E. Lee Academy. Lee County in South Carolina is still segregated.Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post via Getty Images
Senator Strom Thurmond addresses a classroom in South Carolina, October 20, 1996.Alan Weiner/Liaison via Getty...Read more: Pandemic school funding debate in South Carolina rekindles Jim Crow-era controversy