Groups end ties with rifle club that denied black applicant
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A South Carolina social club’s decision to deny membership a doctor who would have been its first black member has prompted several local groups to cut ties with it. Military veteran and doctor Melvin Brown was the only one denied membership to the Charleston Rifle Club in October, The Post and Courier reports . The 13 other candidates who were accepted were white, prompting accusations of racism.Brown is a Navy veteran who served in […]
