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Friday, February 01, 2013  The Canal Street Museum of African-American History opened in Myrtle Beach Friday.

Saturday, January 19, 2013  A three-day celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is planned for Myrtle Beach.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  The Marion Street Fire Station is now named in memory of James Daniels, Lawrence Hawkins, Hosea Quillens, Norman Sanders, Cornelius Sims and Louis Small, the city's first African-American firemen.

Monday, December 10, 2012  The City of Florence Department of Community Services conducted a review on fair housing impediments in the city. The Department's Director, Scotty Davis, says the review found possible impediments with unequal access to mortgage financing from some Florence lending institutions, as well as a low number of loans available to African-Americans and disparities in property insurance coverage.

Friday, November 09, 2012  Randolph Harrell, 89, was one of 20,000 African Americans who were allowed to join the US Marine Corps in 1942, following a Presidential Directive by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Friday, November 02, 2012  Lt. Col. George Hardy, a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, is in Georgetown County this weekend for an event honoring the group. The celebration of the Red Tails continues Saturday starting at 9 a.m. at the Georgetown County Airport.

Friday, September 14, 2012  Florence county's largest African-American voting precinct has moved, and the black clergy wants to make sure those who vote there know where to go on election day.

Monday, September 03, 2012  Spaulding Heights is one of the oldest African American American communities in North Florence.

Wednesday, February 08, 2012  A group of African American clergy in Florence is uniting in celebration of Black History Month to address the plight of the black community in the Pee Dee.

Monday, January 23, 2012  Civil rights leaders bothered by South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley's stance on issues like requiring voters to show their IDs at the polls are reminding the governor that she is a minority, too.

Thursday, October 27, 2011  It's been several years since representatives of the South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus came to Horry County to talk with the Grand Strand community. There are no members of the caucus who represent Horry County, but leaders say it's still important to reach out to voters in this area.

Tuesday, August 02, 2011  The City of Conway Planning Commission and members of the Horry County Democratic Party met Tuesday to discuss creating a new African-American historical corridor in the city.

Saturday, July 02, 2011  Nonprofit organization 100 Black Men of Myrtle Beach held a golf outing at Shaftesbury Glen golf course in Conway to raise money for the program.

Saturday, June 18, 2011  More than 100 people came out for the unveiling of a historical marker at Whittemore Park Middle School Saturday afternoon.

Monday, June 13, 2011  The Civil War commemorations planned for the next several years have revived an unsettling debate that lingers 150 years after the conflict: how to view the role of African Americans in the Confederacy.