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Samuel Hammond Jr.
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Samuel Ephesians Hammond Jr. (1949-1968) was one of the three people killed in the 1968 Orangeburg massacre at South Carolina State College. Early Life Hammond grew up with two sisters, Zenobbie Clark and Diana Carter. They called him the affectionate nickname, "Bubba." At the age of 18, Hammond began attending South Carolina State College. Orangeburg massacre Protests began at the college when several black students were not allowed to enter the All-Star Bowling Lane, the local town's only bowling-alley which was whites-only. State troopers were called in to handle the crowds. Tensions rose after protestors started a bonfire and injured a state-trooper. This culminated in the South Carolina Highway Patrol opening fire on a crowd of 200 protestors. Three black men were killed, including Hammond. He had been shot in the back. After receiving the news, his mother was so upset she had to be sedated. |
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