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After the Civil War, African Americans in South Carolina led the national fight for political representation and civil rights, creating a multiracial democracy in South Carolina during Reconstruction. Although violence and corruption denied African Americans their hard-fought rights during the Jim Crow era, Black South Carolinians created the groundwork for a future movement. After World War II, the national Civil Rights Movement emerged. Communities and individuals across South Carolina worked together to fight for equality and justice for all Americans. Activists pushed for change in education, government, the economy, and the social order. Their bravery laid the foundations for work that continues today.