Elections

S.C. County Council Candidate: Blackface Photo Was Nod to ‘Cool Runnings’

NON-APOLOGY

A photo of a county council candidate in South Carolina wearing blackface in college has surfaced. He says it was just an homage to the cult classic.

Elisha Brown
Elisha Brown
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Elisha Brown

Elisha Brown

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