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The civil trial of the white supremacists who planned the deadly Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in 2017 brought some measure of justice. But the threat of violence still looms large.

Aiken County’s 150th birthday a celebration of diversity Follow Us Question of the Day AIKEN, S.C. (AP) - Buy or bake a cake and put some candles on it. It’s Aiken County’s 150th birthday. On March 10, 1871, South Carolina Gov. Robert K. Scott signed the legislative act that authorized its creation. TOP STORIES The date is easy to pinpoint. Much more difficult to determine, however, is the person or persons who should get the credit for Aiken County’s founding. “It’s a c...

The 150-Year-Old Ku Klux Klan Act Being Used Against Trump In Capitol Attack Breaking News Violent attempts to overturn an election aren’t new in American politics. After the Civil War, the Ku Klux Klan launched white-supremacist insurrections all across the South to stop Black people and their allies from voting. And 150 years ago, President Ulysses S. Grant and Congress responded to those vigilante attacks with a groundbreaking law. Known as the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, it stil...