Aiken Standard in Aiken, South Carolina

Greenwood war memorial recalls segregated fallen soldiers

In Greenwood South Carolina a war memorial divides WWI and WWII dead by race white and colored. Mayor Welborn Adams seeks new plaques but state law requiring legislative approval blocks changes. Historians caution preserving the monument to reflect segregation era and integrated later conflicts. The memorial sits on city property owned by the American Legion Post and lists county soldiers on two sides by race. A third side shows Korean and Vietnam dead without racial distinction.