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Oct 10, 2023

The Supreme Court Must Find South Carolina’s Voting Map Unconstitutional

Democracy & Voting Rights
Here’s what you need to know about the crucial redistricting case before our highest court.
By Ming Cheung
Here’s what you need to know about the crucial redistricting case before our highest court.
By Ming Cheung
A collage image of hands reaching to place ballots in a box.
A collage image of hands reaching to place ballots in a box.
Oct 5, 2023

In honor of Banned Books Week: A map of South Carolina book bans and challenges

Free Speech
We made an interactive map showing book censorship incidents from across South Carolina over the last 3 years. Click around to see what’s been happening in your area and how it reflects trends from across the...
We made an interactive map showing book censorship incidents from across South Carolina over the last 3 years. Click around to see what’s been happening in your area and how it reflects trends from across the...
Red text reads, "Banned in South Carolina," interspersed with black redaction bars
Red text reads, "Banned in South Carolina," interspersed with black redaction bars
Sep 21, 2023

Hard facts about South Carolina’s death penalty

Criminal Justice
Executions are costly, racist in practice, and ineffective at keeping us safe. We should abolish the death penalty now.
Executions are costly, racist in practice, and ineffective at keeping us safe. We should abolish the death penalty now.
South Carolina's death chamber. A chair in the front is covered in gray cloth. Another chair is metal and has straps attached. The walls are covered by black curtains.
South Carolina's death chamber. A chair in the front is covered in gray cloth. Another chair is metal and has straps attached. The walls are covered by black curtains.
Sep 20, 2023

These Reconstruction ‘radicals’ secured our rights

Free Speech
Black lawmakers in 1868 guaranteed all South Carolinians a remedy at law. We’re proud to defend that right today.
Black lawmakers in 1868 guaranteed all South Carolinians a remedy at law. We’re proud to defend that right today.
A carte-de-visite of 64 so-called "Radical" members of the reconstructed South Carolina legislature after the Civil War.
A carte-de-visite of 64 so-called "Radical" members of the reconstructed South Carolina legislature after the Civil War.
Aug 29, 2023

We're still fighting for fair electoral maps in South Carolina

Democracy & Voting Rights
An update on our redistricting case, South Carolina NAACP v. Alexander
An update on our redistricting case, South Carolina NAACP v. Alexander
A pink outline of a South Carolina map overlaid on an array of "I Voted" stickers in black and white. The background is light green.
A pink outline of a South Carolina map overlaid on an array of "I Voted" stickers in black and white. The background is light green.
Aug 16, 2023

Drag is art and we're here to defend it

LGBTQ Rights
A drag ban in South Carolina? Sashay away.
A drag ban in South Carolina? Sashay away.
A black-and-white photo of a drag queen pointing skyward over a black background with rainbow stripes. The text reads: "Drag is art. Drag is freedom. Drag is not a crime."
A black-and-white photo of a drag queen pointing skyward over a black background with rainbow stripes. The text reads: "Drag is art. Drag is freedom. Drag is not a crime."