The community of Phoenix in Greenwood County, South Carolina was the site of an election riot in 1898.  The riot pitted black citizens who wished to vote against the white citizens and Jim Crow era laws.
<ul><li><a href='https://www.randomconnections.com/the-phoenix-riots-and-dr-benjamin-mays-an-mlk-day-ramble/'>Blog post</a></li>
<li><a href='https://discovergreenwood.com/poi/dr-benjamin-e-mays-historic-preservation-site/'>Benjamin Mays Site</a></li>
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The community of Phoenix in Greenwood County, South Carolina was the site of an election riot in 1898. The riot pitted black citizens who wished to vote against the white citizens and Jim Crow era laws. Blog post Benjamin Mays Site

The community of Phoenix in Greenwood County, South Carolina was the site of an election riot in 1898.&nbsp; The riot pitted black citizens who wished to vote against the white citizens and Jim Crow era laws.
<ul><li><a href="https://www.randomconnections.com/the-phoenix-riots-and-dr-benjamin-mays-an-mlk-day-ramble/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Blog post</a></li>
<li><a href="https://discovergreenwood.com/poi/dr-benjamin-e-mays-historic-preservation-site/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Benjamin Mays Site</a></li>
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Carolina Ghost Towns is an exploration of the lost towns and communities in South Carolina, North Carolina, and occasionally Georgia

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