On May 10, 1919, a deadly race riot exploded through the streets of downtown Charleston. It would be one of the many race ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — On this day in 1919, the Charleston Race Riot took place. This was a violent anti-black attack led by white sailors and civilians that started on King Street. The attack ...

(Editor's note: This account of the 140th anniversary memorial of the Charleston Riot takes readers back in time. Staff Writer Herb Meeker decided to interview Civil War re-enactors Randy Jackson, ...

CHARLESTON -- Last year's commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Charleston Riot will receive two awards from the Illinois State Historical Society next month. The three days of activities that ...