Graham says SC people of color can go anywhere in the state but 'need to be conservative, not liberal'

[JacksinPA]

Graham says SC people of color can go anywhere in the state but ‘need to be conservative, not liberal’

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said in a forum Friday night that people of color “can go anywhere in this state,” as long as they are “conservative, not liberal.” The incumbent senator’…

thehill.com

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said in a forum Friday night that people of color “can go anywhere in this state,” as long as they are “conservative, not liberal.”

The incumbent senator's comment came during his segment of a televised, 30-minute public forum Friday night after the original event — a debate between Democrat challenger Jaime Harrison and Graham — was scrapped over disagreements about coronavirus tests.

During the forum, one of the moderators asked Graham to discuss the civil unrest brought on by the police killing of George Floyd, and the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement. He said that he did not believe police forces are inherently racist, adding that he did not believe the Palmetto State was inherently racist.
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His comments make me wonder how many Blacks have been lynched in SC since the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.

 

[JacksinPA]

Graham says SC people of color can go anywhere in the state but ‘need to be conservative, not liberal’

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said in a forum Friday night that people of color “can go anywhere in this state,” as long as they are “conservative, not liberal.” The incumbent senator’…

thehill.com

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said in a forum Friday night that people of color “can go anywhere in this state,” as long as they are “conservative, not liberal.”

The incumbent senator's comment came during his segment of a televised, 30-minute public forum Friday night after the original event — a debate between Democrat challenger Jaime Harrison and Graham — was scrapped over disagreements about coronavirus tests.

During the forum, one of the moderators asked Graham to discuss the civil unrest brought on by the police killing of George Floyd, and the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement. He said that he did not believe police forces are inherently racist, adding that he did not believe the Palmetto State was inherently racist.
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His comments make me wonder how many Blacks have been lynched in SC since the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.

Lynching of Willie Earle - Wikipedia

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[JacksinPA]

Lynching of Willie Earle - Wikipedia

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Lynching - South Carolina Encyclopedia

The origin of the word “lynching” has several explanations. The most common account has it derived from Charles Lynch, a justice of the peace in Virginia, who excessively punished Loyalists during the Revolutionary War. Thus, extreme punishment became known as “Lynch Law.” Another explanation...

www.scencyclopedia.org

Between 1882 and 1930 the number of lynching victims in the South totaled 2,805. South Carolina, with 156, had the second-fewest lynching victims. Mississippi, with 538 victims, had the most.

Wowzee! Only 156 lynchings of Blacks in SC. They should be proud, looking at 538 in MS by comparison.

 

[Rogue Valley]

Graham is a piece of shit. I dearly hope he is defeated by Harrison.

 

[bongsaway]

Their ability to deny never ceases to amaze me.