The Orangeburg Massacre: A Forgotten Story of a Team and Tragedy (ENCORE)

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🗓️ 19 June 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Over 55 years ago, one of the most horrible tragedies of the civil rights movement took place in Orangeburg, South Carolina when police opened fire on a group of Black protesters outside of a bowling alley. The protesters had gathered to push for the desegregation of All-Star Bowling Lane, and when all was said and done 31 people had been shot, most of them students at nearby South Carolina State University. Three men lay dead, two members of the South Carolina State football team and a high school athlete. Andscape Senior Writer, David Dennis Jr., author of THE MOVEMENT MADE US: A FATHER, A SON, AND THE LEGACY OF A FREEDOM RIDE, tells the story of this underreported massacre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:16.0	In honor of Juneteenth celebrations across the country,
0:19.0	a holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in America,
0:22.0	but did not signal the end of the horrors of racism,
0:25.0	we wanted to revisit a story we brought you in February
0:28.0	about one of the most under reported tragedies in American history,
0:32.0	the story of the Orange Bird Massacre.
0:35.0	This all took place in 1968 in the town of Orangeburg, South Carolina,
0:40.0	out of all places, a bowling alley,
0:42.0	and it would change the lives of everyone present that day.
0:45.0	It's a story where racial injustice collided with a police action
0:49.0	that even 55 years later has those who were present searching for answers.
0:55.0	So today, an encore presentation of the interview Pablo Torrey
0:59.0	conducted with David Dennis Jr. about this monumental
1:03.0	and mostly forgotten tale.
1:06.0	I'm Jeremy Shap, it's Monday, June 19th.
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1:12.0	The New York Times
1:16.0	The New York Times
1:21.0	Just over 55 years ago,
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