Community bands together to preserve Upstate Black history

PELZER, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – After fighting to preserve a piece of their history for nearly a decade, the people of Pelzer finally have a historical plot of land back in their hands—proving that anything is possible.

“Well, I was born in 1942,” said 83-year-old Mac Arnold, who still remembers the two-mile route he used to take from his house to the schoolhouse.

Sitting in an oversized red leather chair, Arnold let out a big sigh…

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