Civil Rights ORANGEBURG MASSACRE National Guard 1968 Original Photo HISTORIC

Deadly civil rights protest at South Carolina State University. Exhausted National Guardsmen take a nap. The Orangeburg Massacre occurred on February 8, 1968, in Orangeburg, South Carolina, during the civil rights movement.

It was a tragic event where police opened fire on a group of unarmed African American students protesting racial segregation at a local bowling alley. Delano Middleton, and Henry Smith-were killed, and 28 others were injured. Despite its significance as one of the first instances of police violence against student protesters in the U. The event remains less widely recognized compared to other civil rights-era tragedies.

The massacre highlighted the ongoing struggle for racial equality and the resistance to desegregation in the South. It measures approximately 10" x 6". This is a press photograph from a newspaper archive and is in the original condition that it was found. Please see the picture and judge the condition of the photograph for yourself.

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