The Smith-Hammond Middleton memorial on the campus of South Carolina state University were created by Dr. Tolulope Filani as a monument and depiction of the faces for the individual during the Orangeburg massacre of 1968. Dr Filani's Response. Filani stated this after being asked how he knew if he was accurate creating the portraits. The Orangeburg Massacre of 1968 was a racial issue between police and college students at a bowling alley in Orangeburg South Carolina resulting in the murder or 3 students (Henry Smith, Samuel Hammond, and Delano Middleton). When asked for his motives behind creating the sculptures, Filani stated Click here .
With now the city of Orangeburg and the campus of SC State having these sculptures for some years now, the story of the Orangeburg Massacre lives on with these sculptures. In regards about his own personal legacy in being involved with the monument and sculptures, humbly Filani answered
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