New Documentary Film on the Orangeburg Massacre

The documentary film Scarred Justice: The Orangeburg Massacre 1968, recently premiered on the campus of South Carolina State University. The one-hour documentary tells of student protests over racial segregation at a bowling alley in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and on the campus of what is now South Carolina State University. The protests culminated on the night of February 8, 1968, when three students were gunned down by state troopers.

The film will be shown on public television stations across the country later this year. It is also available for purchase on DVD at the website of California Newsreel.

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