SCETV Special

S.C. students, Samuel Hammond, Delano Middleton and Henry Smith, died of wounds inflicted by police officers, Feb. 8 1968.

The Orangeburg Massacre: Remembrances and Reckoning.

This SCETV follow-up special commemorates the 50th anniversary of this tragic event, as survivors, participants and officials share their remembrances and struggle to provide some sense of reckoning and hopes for closure.

Stories

People

  • Samuel Hammond, Jr. (1949-1968)

    Samuel Hammond, Jr. (1949-1968)

    Samuel Hammond, Jr., a victim of Orangeburg Massacre

  • Delano Middleton (1950-1968)

    Delano Middleton (1950-1968)

    Delano Middleton, a victim of Orangeburg Massacre.

  • Henry Smith (1948-1968)

    Henry Smith (1948-1968)

    Henry Smith , a victim of Orangeburg Massacre

  • Cleveland Sellers

    Cleveland Sellers

    Sellers was visiting Orangeburg as a SNCC recruiter.

  • Governor Robert McNair

    Governor Robert McNair

    Gov. Robert McNair responded to student demonstrations

Education Content

  • newspaper clipping of Orangeburg Massacre victims

    Knowitall Collection

    Learn more about the Orangeburg Massacre

  • Students in Orangeburg march at the bowling alley

    LearningWhy Lesson

    Download a lesson plan

  • South Carolina State University

    SC State University

    South Carolina State University was founded in 1896