Orangeburg massacre
The Orangeburg massacre refers to the shooting of protesters by South Carolina Highway Patrol officers in Orangeburg, South Carolina, on the South Carolina State University campus on the evening of February 8, 1968. About 200 protesters had previously demonstrated against racial segregation at a local bowling alley. Three of the protesters, African-American males, were killed and 28 other protesters were injured.
Orangeburg Massacre Part of the civil rights movement in South Carolina Press photograph of state patrolmen converging close to two wounded protestors Location33°29′43″N 80°51′17″W / 33.4952°N 80.8547°W Orangeburg, South Carolina, US DateFebruary 8, 1968 approx. 10:38 p.m. Attack type Mass shooting, police brutality Deaths3 Injured28 Victims Samuel Hammond Jr. Delano Middleton Henry Smith See below for more details PerpetratorsSouth Carolina Highway Patrol The Orangeburg Massacre was a shooting of student protesters on Thursday February 8, 1968, on the campus of South…
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