Florence historical marker honoring state’s first Black representative destroyed

Florence historical marker honoring state’s first Black representative destroyed

FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — An historic marker near the site of where South Carolina’s first Black representative was assassinated was destroyed recently. State Rep. Alfred Rush served in the General Assembly from 1868-70 and then from 1874-76 in what was then Darlington County. He and his wife were ambushed by an unknown gunman while […]