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Jul 22, 2020, 5 tweets

SERIES: #LeadingSCProtests
For over a month now, thousands have been out marching and protesting across the country, including here in #SC. The State sat down with seven young people from the #protests against systemic #racism in #Columbia. (1/5) thestate.com/news/local/civ…

“I felt like the world stood still ... and I said to myself, ‘Today, we’re happy, so we can think clearly.’” #LeadingSCProtests (2/5) thestate.com/news/local/civ…

“We face #injustice sometimes in our #schools and in our everyday life. But people don’t really know about that, because you mostly know about the big ones, because we don’t really have a voice.” #LeadingSCProtests (3/5) thestate.com/news/local/civ…

Of the May 30 #protest in Columbia, #SC that ended with protesters and #police clashing, Lawrence said “it woke everyone up.” #LeadingSCProtests (4/5) thestate.com/news/local/civ…

Meet #ColumbiaSC's new #activist group - Empower SC. The founders see themselves as successors to the #civilrights leaders of years ago. Here’s why. #LeadingSCProtests (5/5) thestate.com/news/local/civ…

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