Orangeburg Massacre Remembered -- But Some Residents Fear Racial Tensions From City's Dark Past Could Resurface

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ORANGEBURG, S.C. - The killing of three black students trying to integrate a whites-only bowling alley 40 years ago last Friday continues to echo throughout the campus of South Carolina State University.

But just a few blocks away, people say the incident, which became known as the Orangeburg Massacre, is seldom discussed as residents hope to forget the city's painful past and keep racial tensions from resurfacing.

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Orangeburg Massacre Remembered -- But Some Residents Fear Racial Tensions From City's Dark Past Could Resurface

"It's a bad thing that happened," said 35-year-old Richard Hall, who is white. "It needs to be remembered, but it doesn't need to be talked about. You ...

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