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High School Students Share Their Thoughts on Charleston Shootings, Race Relations, Part Two

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  Part two of our conversation with South Carolina youth on the tragedy that overtook Charleston in the summer of 2015. The state was stunned, as was the nation, when a young white supremacist allegedly shot and killed nine worshipers, and wounded another, at Charleston’s historic Emmanuel A.M.E. Church June 17. Six months later, to get a feel for how the tragic event had affected people beyond the initial shock, South Carolina Public Radio talked with high school students across the Palmetto State. In this installment we get more young people’s take on the killings, the removal of the Confederate flag from the State House grounds, and the state of race relations in South Carolina.

  

Tut Underwood is producer of South Carolina Focus, a weekly news feature. A native of Alabama, Tut graduated from Auburn University with a BA in Speech Communication. He worked in radio in his hometown before moving to Columbia where he received a Master of Mass Communications degree from the University of South Carolina, and worked for local radio while pursuing his degree. He also worked in television. He was employed as a public information specialist for USC, and became Director of Public Information and Marketing for the South Carolina State Museum. His hobbies include reading, listening to music in a variety of styles and collecting movies and old time radio programs.