Lt. Gov. Evette and SC State student controversy: Peaceful protest is not a mob

In his latest commentary, Paul Hyde writes about the mid-campaign commencement controversy at SC State and how Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette responded.

By: Paul Hyde

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: June 30, 2026

Words: 782

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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South Carolinians endured plenty of mudslinging during this year’s primary election. Gubernatorial candidates sharply, even brutally, questioned one another’s records, motives and fitness for office.

But one of the election’s most troubling episodes did not involve politicians attacking politicians. It involved Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette attacking students at South Carolina State University, slamming them as “woke mobs.”

A mob conjures images of violence, intimidation and lawlessness.

But the students who objected to Evette’s …

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