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  • Should plaque be put up about racist South Carolina governor? (Tillman statue on Statehouse grounds)

    01/15/2008 2:40:25 PM PST · by Between the Lines · 47 replies · 1,283+ views
    Island Packet ^ | January 15, 2008 | JOHN MONK
    A proposed addition to the State House statue would accurately portray Ben Tillman as one of the leading white supremacists of his time. As thousands pour onto the State House lawn next week for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day march, a part of the state's history will stand silent. Silent, and wrong. Words at the base of Ben "Pitchfork" Tillman's statue, a prominent gathering place near the State House steps, describe Tillman as a great South Carolinian who worked for peoples' rights. In reality, he was one of the leading white supremacists of his time who worked for years...