7 SC civil rights activists have records expunged 64 years later

COLUMBIA – In 1960, seven Columbia college students dared to challenge whites-only dining policies at local lunch counters. On Friday, their criminal records were finally cleared. The expungements, approved with fanfare by Circuit Court Judge Robert Hood, could be a first for Columbia, according to researchers. Prior expungements in…

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