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Kevin Alexander Gray

Longtime civil rights activist and community organizer in Columbia, South Carolina, author of Waiting for Lightning to Strike: The Fundamentals of Black Politics. He was Jesse Jackson’s South Carolina campaign manager in 1988 and is the past president of the ACLU of South Carolina.

StoryFeb 26, 2020

Bernie Sanders Gains Support in South Carolina as Billionaire Tom Steyer Draws Votes from Joe Biden

StoryFeb 29, 2016

Did Bernie Sanders Run a White, “Northern Liberal” Campaign in South Carolina?

StoryFeb 29, 2016

“Making America Great for White Males”: Activist Responds as Trump Refuses to Disavow KKK Support

StoryJun 22, 2015

“That Flag Represents White Supremacy”: Confederate Flag Still Flies at South Carolina State Capitol

StoryJun 22, 2015

“A Classic Case of Terrorism”: Is FBI Ignoring White Violence by Refusing to Call Roof a Terrorist?

StoryApr 08, 2015

What If There Was No Video? White SC Officer Charged with Murder of Fleeing African-American Man

StorySep 06, 2012

MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry and Activist Kevin Alexander Gray on Obama’s Record and Re-Election

StorySep 05, 2012

Black and Latino Southern Voters May Hold Key to 2012 Election as Region Hosts Dems, GOP Conventions

StoryJan 20, 2012

GOP Contest Rattled Before SC Primary as Perry Exits, Newt’s Ex-Wife Speaks Out, Santorum Takes Iowa

StoryJan 20, 2012

Ahead of South Carolina Primary, GOP Candidates Employ Race-Baiting Tradition to Win Southern Vote

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