Millicent Brown News Today

The 70th anniversary of Briggs v. Elliott, a pivotal court case that challenged school segregation, was commemorated on May 23 at the Brookland Banquet and Conference Center in Columbia. The …

Memoirs can be a personal story, often meant to be shared with family, or history. Civil rights pioneer Millicent Browns is both of these and so much more.

In her memoir, Millicent Brown recounts her experiences as lead plaintiff in Charlestons school integration case and her activism in the civil rights movement.

The Charleston Museum, known as Americas first museum, is expanding its curatorial timeline with a new exhibit spanning from post-Civil War through today.

Mt. Harmony Elementary School students, parents and staff celebrated each students achievement of becoming a published author at the school’s National Mall Night last week.

The 1963 case was meant to force integration in Charleston County and throughout South Carolina nine years after the Brown v. Board decision.

Since the accident on Nov. 18, people have debated the fate of the Widowmaker tree. Some say it should be cut down, while others say it should stay.

In 1954 the United States Supreme COurt ruled in Brown Vs. Board of Education that segregation of schools was unconsititutional

Dennis, a Summerville resident, received the Centers Commitment to Justice Award and a fundraiser banquet in downtown Charleston.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – This month marks the 60th anniversary of desegregation in South Carolina schools. In 1963, nearly 10 years after the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, another “Brown” lawsuit was filed — this time here in the Lowcountry. Brown vs. School District number 20 in Charleston County. 30 […]