News and Resources
While the Orangeburg Massacre remains largely unrecognized in American history, efforts are being made to preserve the legacy of the February 8, 1968 civil rights demonstration. News outlets, educational institutions, museums, and individuals have published articles, books, documentaries, and other resources to better inform and educate about the events that transpired.
More information about the Orangeburg Massacre and South Carolina State University is available through the following:
Orangeburg News Articles Featuring Bobby Eaddy
SC State: 2023 Social Justice Award
Post and Courier: 2023 Social Justice Award
CBS News 19 WLTX: 2023 Social Justice Award
CBS 12 WRDW & NBC 26 WAGT: 2023 Social Justice Award
Times and Democrat: Posthumous Bachelors Degree
Times and Democrat: Posthumous Bachelors Degree
SCSU: SC State to hold commemorative Orangeburg Massacre events
Charlotte Observer: 50 years after 3 students died in SC civil rights protest, survivors still ask ‘Why?’
Live 5 WCSC: Victims of Orangeburg Massacre vow never to forget, 43 years later
Times and Democrat: Remembering Feb. 8, 1968
ABC News 4: SC State honors three killed in Orangeburg Massacre
ABC Columbia: Remembering the Orangeburg Massacre 50 Years Later
The Daily KOs: Orangeburg, SC, 1968: The massacre of students you may not have heard of
Orangeburg News Articles Featuring Patsy Eaddy
CBS 12 WRDW & NBC 26 WAGT: SC State Hosts 55th Commemoration Ceremony
CBS 19 WLTX: 55th Commemoration at SC State
The State: Survivors, SC State community remember Orangeburg Massacre, 50 years later
SC State University: Patsy Eaddy, Class of ’71, Reflects on Feb. 8.
Additional Orangeburg News Articles and Resources
The Smithsonian: In 1968, Three Students Were Killed by Police. Today, Few Remember the Orangeburg Massacre
CNN: The Kent States You Don’t Know About
ESPN, The Undefeated: Few Remember the Orangeburg Massacre, Which Happened 50 years Ago on Feb. 8, 1968
Business Insider: 50 Years Ago, Police Shot and Killed 3 Black Students
The History Channel: The Orangeburg Massacre
National Public Radio (NPR): 50 Years after The Orangeburg Massacre
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS): The Orangeburg Massacre: Remembrances and Reckoning
The Washington Post: Remembering the Orangeburg Massacre, and the Athlete Activists who Took a Stand
The Huffington Post: Orangeburg Massacre Remembered on this Day In Black History
National Geographic Magazine: Take a virtual tour of South Carolina’s only civil rights museum
Wikipedia: The Orangeburg Massacre
College of Charleston: The Orangeburg Massacre
The State: Survivors, SC State Community Remember Orangeburg Massacre, 50 years later
The Charlotte Observer: 50 years after 3 students Died in SC Civil Rights Protest, Survivors Still Ask ‘Why?’
The Charlotte Observer: Orangeburg Massacre to George Floyd: How Change Came to SC Protest for Racial Justice
SCSU: The History of South Carolina State University
SCSU: Cleveland Cellars Delivers a Public Talk on Campus
Kent State University: 50th Commemoration Exhibit, Long Live the Memory
Kent State University: 50th Commemoration Exhibit, The Black Student Movement
Scared Justice: The Orangeburg Massacre 1968
ABC Columbia: Senators Plan to Reintroduce Bill to Provide Closure 50 Years After Orangeburg Massacre