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Charles Barr, left, and Simon Bouie, right, wait for a hearing to start where their records were cleared after they were arrested in 1960 for sitting at an all-white South Carolina lunch counter on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)

1960s civil rights protesters who staged historic sit-in finally have arrest records cleared

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A pedestrian walks past an historical marker in downtown Columbia, S.C., on Thursday, March 13, 2014 a day before it is unveiled. On Friday, March 14, 2014 the city is unveiling a series of markers officials hope will help educate visitors and residents alike about the city's place in history. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith

Columbia, capital of SC, recalls civil rights past

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