Summerton remembers, celebrates at annual Briggs v. Elliott Spring Festival
Posted 5/26/23
Hundreds gathered for the annual Briggs v. Elliott Spring Festival on May 20-21. In the mid-1950s, the desegregation movement began in the Summerton area with 20 parents fighting against R.W. Elliott, the former president of the school board for …
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