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A Black man was shot at while waiting for work in an incident authorities say was racially motivated.

South Carolina remains one of only two states without statewide hate crime laws despite repeated legislative efforts.

Local governments are passing limited hate crime ordinances to pressure state senators who have repeatedly stalled broader legislation.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — When Jarvis McKenzie locked eyes with the man in the car, he couldn’t understand the hate he saw. When the man picked up a rifle , fired over his head and yelled “you better get running, boy!” as he scrambled behind a brick wall, McKenzie knew it was because he is Black.

McKenzie told his story a month after t

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