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U. of South Carolina considers removing Thurmond's name

by Associated Press
| August 23, 2020 12:03 AM

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Some recent standouts in University of South Carolina athletics are asking the school to change the name of its showpiece fitness center, arguing that the late U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond shouldn't be honored in such a way due to the segregationist views he once held.

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