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Former Black lawmakers reflect on history-making election BY CHRISTINA L. MYERS, The State March 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — On the twelfth day of the new year in 1971, South Carolina lawmakers ascended on the capital city for the opening session of the 99th General Assembly. But for three African American men it was a Tuesday of historical proportions — a symbol of progress since the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. James Felder, Isaac Samuel (I.S.) Leevy Jo...

SC politics briefing Maayan Schechter, The State (Columbia, S.C.) Feb. 19—Welcome to your weekly South Carolina politics briefing, a newsletter curated by The States politics and government team. As has become custom in the South Carolina Legislature, a lot happened this week and here are the highlights and whats to come. First, abortion. It was not a surprise this week that the South Carolina House was going to move to pass the "fetal heartbeat" abortion ban bill. Though for ...

Trailblazers Johnson, Felder, Fielding: 50 years since integrating SC Legislature Christina L. Myers, The State (Columbia, S.C.) Feb. 18—On the twelfth day of the new year in 1971, South Carolina lawmakers ascended on the capital city for the opening session of the 99th General Assembly. But for three African American men it was a Tuesday of historical proportions — a symbol of progress since the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. James Felder, Isaac Samuel (I.S.) Lee...

Longtime SC Democratic Party icon and professor Don Fowler has died John Monk and Maayan Schechter, The State (Columbia, S.C.) Dec. 16—COLUMBIA, S.C. — Don Fowler, a longtime icon, teacher and master of South Carolina Democratic Party politics, died at his Columbia home Tuesday night. He was 85. News of his death was confirmed by state Democratic Party chairman Trav Robertson. "The Democrats Democrat, Don Fowler passed away this evening," Robertson tweeted Tuesday night. "He...