How has the success of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 been apparent in South
Carolina?
The first African American governor of South Carolina was elected to office in
2008.
The average yearly income of African American families equals that of white
families across the state.
The number of African American voters increased to 20 percent of all voters in
the state by 1970.
The decision of the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education was handed
down.