{"id":6427,"date":"2022-12-06T15:16:43","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T20:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/?p=6427"},"modified":"2022-12-06T15:48:03","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T20:48:03","slug":"remembering-modjeska-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/2022\/12\/06\/remembering-modjeska-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Modjeska Simkins on her birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_2521-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_2521-1.jpg 792w, https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_2521-1-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_2521-1-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_2521-1-500x277.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><figcaption>Former Sen. Phil Leventis, in red chair, drove from Sumter to pay his respects.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On what would have been her 123rd birthday, friends and allies gathered to honor Modjeska Simkins in the <a href=\"http:\/\/scpronet.com\">SC Progressive Network<\/a>&#8216;s newly renovated HQ next door to the human rights icon&#8217;s historic home in Columbia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People who knew her told stories about the woman they remember. People who wish they had known her, inclduing a few graduates of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/modjeskaschool\/\">Modjeska Simkins School<\/a>, talked about what her legacy has meant to them. One can only imagine how proud she would be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At evening&#8217;s end, everyone raised a glass of port for a toast. Cheers to the fighting spirit of Modjeska Monteith Simkins!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more pictures and video clips, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/progressivenetwork\/albums\/72177720304266083\">album<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_2514-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_2514-1.jpg 792w, https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_2514-1-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_2514-1-768x440.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scpronet.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/IMG_2514-1-500x287.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><figcaption>Jim Felder talks about working with Modjeska in the 1960s and &#8217;70s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On what would have been her 123rd birthday, friends and allies gathered to honor Modjeska Simkins in the SC Progressive Network&#8216;s newly renovated HQ next door to the human rights icon&#8217;s historic home in Columbia. 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