CHARLESTON — Authors whose books were flagged by staff at Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie and the Charles Pinckney Historical site for review — and potential removal — said they were shocked and disappointed to learn their works had been caught up in a nationwide push to pull "disparaging" content from National Park Service sites.

But some said they weren't wholly surprised.

"Here's that cliche of 'I was shocked, but not surprised,'" said Marjory Wentworth, former South Carolina poet laureate and the author of "Shackles," which was marked for review by staff at Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie.

These orders extended to park gift shops and book stores. NPS staff flagged 10 titles for a compliance review at Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie and the Charles Pinckney National Historical Site in Mount

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