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The man who forged modern Charleston
Glen Luke Flanagan
OCTOBER 29, 2015
After four decades in office, the man .. is stepping down in January. Joe Riley ran for mayor of Charleston in 1975 – telling his wife he would only serve one term ... In 2000, he organized a march to Columbia to protest the Confederate flag flown from the State House. In the wake of the shooting in June, Riley condemned the ease of obtaining guns in the United States ... As one of the state’s most prominent Democrats, Riley successfully navigated the ebb and flow of his party’s popularity in South Carolina during his 40 years as mayor ...
http://www.thestate.com/news/special-reports/state-125/article41811546.html
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